DeBoer: Crimson Tide’s Sabb out ‘for a while’
- Chris Low, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterOct 21, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Close College football reporter
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Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday that security Keon Sabb will be “down for a while” after suffering a lower extremity injury Saturday in the 24-17 loss to Tennessee.Sabb was an enigma going into the game, and sources told ESPN that he suffered a damaged foot. DeBoer said Sabb might be out for “a prolonged quantity of time, and we’ll just have to continue to evaluate that.”
Sabb left the loss in the second quarter with the aid of trainers, however went back to play in the 2nd half.Alabama deals with
No. 21 Missouri in your home on Saturday. The Crimson Tide will then have a bye week before traveling to No. 8 LSU on Nov. 9.
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1 Associated Sabb, a redshirt sophomore, is Alabama’s fourth leading tackler with 39 stops and tied for the team lead with 2 interceptions. He is among the Crimson Tide’s the majority of versatile defensive backs after transferring from Michigan in the offseason.Sophomore Bray Hubbard played a number of snaps versus the Vols and might see his playing time boost with Sabb sidelined.”Every week he’s worked to be all set, and we had no doubt that he would be come Saturday when he was contacted,” said DeBoer, including that the rest of the Alabama defensive backs were healthy.