Nick Saban announces that defensive back Khyree Jackson is currently suspended

Nick Saban finally offered up an answer to the Khyree Jackson mystery. The super-senior defensive back had appeared in each of Alabama’s first nine games but missed the last two unexpectedly. He wasn’t a star in the secondary, but the veteran cornerback was a rotation piece who routinely earned snaps on special teams. Then, all of a sudden, he’s out for two games with no comment on any health or injury setbacks.

At the tail end of his press conference Monday following the win over Austin Peay, Saban was asked about Jackson and if he had any update. A hesitant Coach Saban took a second, then said flat out:

“He’s suspended right now.”

Shortly after muttering that statement, Saban thanked everyone for coming and concluded the presser, offering no further context to the Jackson situation.

Will he be back for the Iron Bowl? Seems unlikely, considering Nick Saban said he is suspended “right now” and the game is at the end of the week. But, since Jackson is in his final year of college ball, you’d have to think he will return for the Crimson Tide’s bowl game — which really won’t have much stakes considering it’s only the second year since the College Football Playoff began where Alabama will not participate.

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So Jackson is suspended, with no indication as to why. Only two games left to go for Alabama this season and Jackson for his career…if he plays. Time will tell whether he gets back on the football field this fall.

As a player, Khyree Jackson was originally a member of the 2017 recruiting class and had no division one offers out of high school after only playing two years of football before graduating. Eventually he caught on at a community college in Arizona, then wound up transferring up to the prestigious East Mississippi C.C. — a top JuCo program in the nation and the centerpiece of the original Last Chance U series.

From there, Jackson shined and was recruited by all of the major SEC schools, ultimately landing at Alabama to finish out his final two years of eligibility.