Jumbo Package: Alabama football at Vanderbilt initial injury report
The initial injury report came out per usual, and Alabama is looking healthier than they’ve been in a while.
Key points
- Brown played one half of Alabama’s 31-13 road win against LSU, returning from a lower-extremity injury.
- BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 07: Keelon Russell #12 of the Alabama Crimson Tide waves at fans after a game against the Louisiana State Tigers at Tiger Stadium on November 07, 2026 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
- It’s a remarkable rise for a coach who once ran contracts for oil rigs in the nascent days of his yet-to-lift-off career and now operates college football’s stingiest defense.
Tight end Josh Ford, who is out for the season with an ACL injury, and defensive lineman Mhari Johnson are new Alabama players listed as out for the Vanderbilt game.
Vanderbilt is ranked 64th in the nation in run defense, so Alabama should be able to run the ball better this weekend.
Additional details
- “I think you have to ask yourself, when you look up Miami, if they played a schedule like Alabama and Georgia, where would they be?
- Last, with all of the nonsense in the sport nowadays, every once in a while you get a story that reminds of old college football.
- Hate having to see Ford on these for the rest of the season, but Alabama should have no excuse for uneven play this weekend.
- Freshman EJ Crowell did not play at LSU but was listed as “probable” on Wednesday night’s availability report.
- Granted, Alabama has faced two of the best defenses in the SEC during that stretch in Tennessee and LSU.
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