No. 1 Alabama will be without starting cornerback Trevon Diggs indefinitely after he suffered a broken foot in the Tide’s 65-31 win over Arkansas on Saturday.
Nick Saban announced the news on Monday.
A junior from Gaithersburg, Md., Diggs first broke on the field as a return specialist as a freshman and sophomore and as a wide receiver as a freshman, but he worked his way into the starting lineup as a corner this fall. He ranks eighth on the club with 20 tackles while leading the team and tying for third in the SEC with six passes defended.
Diggs intercepted his first career pass in a win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 29.
Diggs is the third Alabama secondary player to suffer an injury season. Backup cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis and backup safety Daniel Wright have both been lost for the season.
