Sources: Bama secondary likely to have Moore

• Chris Low, ESPN

  • Elder WriterSep 8, 2023, 10:03 PM ET Close College football reporter
  • Signed up with ESPN.com in 2007
  • Graduate of the University of Tennessee

Alabama’s Malachi Moore is anticipated to play Saturday against No. 11 Texas, while fellow defensive back Jaylen Secret will be a game-time choice, sources informed ESPN on Friday.Both players

left recently’s 56-7 season-opening win over Middle Tennessee State with concealed injuries.Moore and Secret both practiced this week, and Alabama coach Nick Saban said on his weekly radio show Thursday night that he was encouraged by their progress.Editor’s Picks 1 Related Moore plays No. 3 Alabama’s hybrid”star” position and is among its most

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players in the secondary. Secret, a UAB transfer, began at one of the safety spots in the opener and obstructed a pass in the second quarter.More need to be learnt about Key’s availability Saturday ahead of the 7 p.m. kickoff in Tuscaloosa. He’s made a credibility as one of the hardest players on the group, but Saban kept in mind Thursday that defensive back is a hard position to play if you’re not able to walk around extremely well. Senior Kristian Story, who replaced Key last week, would step in at security if Secret is not able to go.Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers passed for 260 lawns and 3 goals in the Longhorns ’37-10 season-opening win over Rice.

He was knocked out of the Alabama game last year with a shoulder injury after going 9-for-12 with 134 yards in the first quarter. The Tide won 20-19 on a basket in the final seconds.