In the midst of the Alabama Crimson Tide’s road loss against the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday night, the team lost one of its’ most prominent names defensively early in the game in starting inside linebacker Deontae Lawson.
Lawson exited the game due to an injury in the first half against Oklahoma, and would not return to the game for the Crimson Tide defense.
A big loss for the Crimson Tide, Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer also commented on the injury to Lawson as part of his postgame press conference Saturday night, saying of a potential update on the linebacker:
“It’s going to be a lower extremity injury,” DeBoer said. “We’ll evaluate further when we get back.”
In addition to this, DeBoer also commented on what the absence of Lawson meant for the Alabama defense Saturday night, as well as some challenges that it presented the Crimson Tide.
“Any time you lose a great player like Deontae, it’s going to affect you,” DeBoer said. “His leadership, he is the guy who makes a lot of the calls on the football field. It just seems like he’s always in control. We have trust and belief in the guys that come in with JJ (Justin Jefferson), and those guys take a lot of reps, and he’s played a lot this year too. Any time any of your captains or top players, it’s going to hurt your demeanor emotionally, but also the execution on the field.”
DeBoer’s next press conference will come Monday afternoon, which is where we are likely to hear the next update surrounding the injury status of Lawson.