Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and linebacker Will Anderson, Jr. are heading to the NFL, where both could contend for the top draft spot. Tailback Jahmyr Gibbs has also declared for the draft.
No. 5 Alabama responded to an early two-score deficit with 35 straight points to defeat AP 11th-ranked Kansas State 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl on Saturday.
Bryce Young passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score in perhaps his final home game for Alabama, leading the Crimson Tide past Auburn 49-27 in the Iron Bowl.
No. 8 Alabama hosts FCS Austin Peay with its SEC and National Championship hopes already dashed.
Tennessee’s Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the No. 6 Volunteers a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday in Knoxville.
It could well be among the marquee quarterback matchups of the season: Alabama’s Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young vs. Tennessee’s rising star Hendon Hooker.
Alabama coach Nick Saban hasn’t said if Bryce Young or redshirt freshman Jalen Milroe will be at quarterback for the Crimson Tide on Saturday.
Alabama coach Nick Saban called quarterback Bryce Young day-to-day on Monday and said he didn’t have any substantive update on the status of last season’s Heisman Trophy winner.
After Bryce Young was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter, No. 2 Alabama turned to Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe to pull away from No. 20 Arkansas 49-26.
Bryce Young passed for a season-high 385 yards and four touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama beat Vanderbilt 55-3 Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
