Nick Saban provides updates on Bryce Young, Jaylen Moody
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama has a significant road game coming up this weekend against an undefeated, top-10 team in Tennessee. On Wednesday evening, head coach Nick Saban provided injury updates on two key players who were forced to sit out against Texas A&M this past Saturday.
First, it was an update on star quarterback Bryce Young, who suffered a shoulder injury in a Week 5 road victory over Arkansas. There hasn’t been anything decided on the reigning Heisman Trophy winner’s status for this upcoming game, but he continues to work towards being available.
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“Bryce continues to practice a little bit more,” Saban told reporters. “We’ve got him on a little bit of a pitch count just to kind of wean him back into it and see how it goes. So we expect him to do even a little more tomorrow. That’s all I really have to say about that.”
Obviously, Young’s presence would provide Alabama’s offense with a significant boost.
Through a little over 17 quarters of football, the junior has completed 67.2% of his passes for 1,202 yards, 14 touchdowns and only three interceptions. Young is widely considered one of — if not — the best quarterbacks in the country, and there was a clear difference in the offense’s success with him on the sidelines against the Aggies.
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Hopefully, he’ll continue to take the necessary steps towards playing this Saturday.
As for the other player, it’s senior inside linebacker Jaylen Moody. He was a surprise scratch this past weekend after dealing with a bruised kidney. Obviously, that doesn’t sound like it’d be a fun injury, but according to Saban, Moody is on track to play in this weekend’s top-10 showdown.
“He’s practiced all week, and he hasn’t had any complications,” Saban said. “So I think he’ll be OK.”
Second-year linebacker Deontae Lawson did a nice job filling in for Moody against Texas A&M, but I’m sure it’ll be beneficial for Alabama to get its linebacker corps back to full strength. This is going to be an important unit against a mobile, talented quarterback like Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker.
Stay tuned for more updates.
