When considering spring sports at the University of Alabama and the arrival of March, many are focused on the performance of the men’s basketball team in this year’s tournament.
However, those who truly bleed Crimson and White follow the college football team throughout the entire year.
And on Monday, they initiated their spring season, but with numerous familiar faces recovering...
Alabama Spring Football Injury Update
“Alex Asparuhov, he won’t be available.” David Bird will not play, a long snapper. Bubba Hampton will not be present. “Kalen DeBoer mentioned in his initial Spring press conference, ‘Kevonte Henry, Domani Jackson, Deontae Lawson, Danny Lewis, and Keon Sabb are all unavailable.'” “We also have a few players who are restricted solely to ND and non-contact: Justin Jefferson, Kadyn Proctor, James Smith.” Almost all of those injuries are still from last season and anticipated. From our perspective, there is nothing new here. “I understand that this might be unfamiliar to you.”
Within the linebacker position, Deontae Lawson and safety Keon Sabb were among the key players on the defense last season. Sabb is a ball-hawking safety whose influence was significantly noticeable before a lower-body injury curtailed his inaugural season in Tuscaloosa, just one year after capturing a national championship with Michigan.
Regarding Lawson, he was the core of the Tide defense, acting as the green dot, assigned to the defensive signal caller and leader of the group tasked with returning the ball to playmakers such as Ryan Williams.
However, the unexpected element here was CB Domani Jackson, who is expected to miss the entire spring even though he participated in every game last season. It might be a safety measure, but then assigning him to the non-contact group would be warranted.
That’s a plot to follow during the spring and summer.
“Regarding the list, many players are returners and upperclassmen, so there’s an opportunity to enhance depth with our players and give younger ones plenty of reps,” DeBoer noted when questioned if the injuries might serve as a hidden benefit for developing younger athletes.
The Tide will host their yearly A Day spring game on April 12th.
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