While the vast majority of the attention has been on Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama has some additional injury concerns heading into its Week 13 in-season scrimmage.
During Alabama’s costly blowout of Mississippi State this past Saturday, defensive lineman Raekwon Davis and wide receiver Henry Ruggs left with ankle and rib injuries, respectively. Additionally, defensive lineman DJ Dale sustained a knee injury in the same game.
This weekend, the fifth-ranked team in the country will play host to FCS Western Carolina. Given the level of competition, and with a huge game against rival Auburn on tap the following weekend, it’s expected that the Crimson Tide will err on the side of caution when it comes to all of their injured players.
In that vein, head coach Nick Saban stated Monday that all three players are officially questionable for this Saturday’s game. Their availability likely won’t be officially known until we get closer to game time.
Ruggs is currently third on the Tide in receptions (32), receiving yards (620) and receiving touchdowns (six). His 19.4 yards per catch leads the team.
With LaBryan Ray dealing with a foot injury and coupled with Davis’ and Day’s issues, the Tide could be without all three of its starting defensive linemen this weekend.
