12 Alabama Crimson Tide has travelled to Lexington to face the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday afternoon, looking to build on their dominant season-opening victory over East Carolina. The No.
The 19-year-old was listed as doubtful on the SEC’s availability report throughout the week before Alabama officially changed his status to out on Friday. Alabama and Kentucky are set to kick off at 3:30 pm ET on Saturday in Lexington, with the game scheduled to air on ABC. The team has not revealed the specific injury behind his absence.
However, Kalen DeBoer’s team will face an early test of its depth, with several key players unavailable for the matchup. Running back AK Dear will miss his second consecutive game to open the season after suffering an injury during one of the Crimson Tide’s preseason camp scrimmages. Alabama will now need to find another option along the interior offensive line following Carroll’s absence. Will Sanders and Mal Waldrep competed for the left guard role throughout training camp, and either player could be moved into the spot left vacant by Carroll.
Carroll was not the only Alabama player whose status changed on Friday.
