Alabama heads into Saturday’s trip to Baton Rouge with the injury picture still cloudy, and the latest report didn’t do much to clear it up.
Five Crimson Tide starters were listed as questionable on Wednesday night: WR Ryan Coleman-Williams, C Racin Delgatty, LG Will Sanders, DT Terrance Green, and CB Zabien Brown. Freshman RB EJ Crowell was also tagged questionable, along with AK Dear.
When Thursday’s update arrived, the only new names were backup linemen Casey Poe and Jared Graham, both ruled out. The rest of that group stayed right where they were.
There’s still some optimism that at least a few of those questionable players will suit up against LSU on Saturday afternoon, but even if they do, the bigger question is how close to full strength they’ll actually be.
While football waits on the injury front, Alabama women’s basketball has come out firing under Pauline Love. The Tide opened the season with three games in four days and handled all three with ease, starting Monday with a 92-56 win over Queens. Back in Coleman for consecutive games on Wednesday and Thursday, Alabama kept rolling with a 118-45 rout of New Orleans and a 96-43 win over Alabama A&M.
The early results have come with balance. Through three games, five Alabama players are scoring in double figures, and a sixth is right on the edge.
Kylie Torrence leads the group at 15.7 points per game, followed by Alayna West at 13.7, Ace Austin at 12.3, Amirah Anderson at 12.0, and Mykelle Richards at 10.7. Aaliyah Roberson is close behind at 9.7.
Love’s team now heads on the road for its next two games, starting with Tulane in New Orleans on Sunday before a trip to Memphis next Thursday.
On the recruiting trail, Nate Oats may be close to adding another major piece to Alabama’s 2027 class. A week after landing 5-star power forward Zion Green, the Crimson Tide could soon pick up 4-star center Yohane Kabongo, a 6-foot-9 athletic big man who is set to announce his college choice on Sunday afternoon.
Alabama is one of Kabongo’s three finalists, along with Mississippi State and Tennessee. Most experts see that race as a battle between the Tide and Bulldogs. With 5-star combo guard Chase Lumpkin already in the class alongside Green, adding Kabongo would likely push Alabama’s group into the Top 5 nationally.
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