Kalen DeBoer gives update on injured Alabama players in LSU win

DeBoer provided an update on two injured Alabama players Monday.

During the Alabama Crimson Tide’s 42-13 blowout victory over the LSU Tigers on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, the program had a few notable players go down with injuries, with some of those going on to not return to the game as well.

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer provided updates on some these players during his Monday afternoon press conference as well, the first of which was starting outside linebacker Que Robinson.

Robinson is a player where an update was already known, as reports came out Sunday night the starter would be missing the remainder of the 2024 season. DeBoer also confirmed those reports Monday afternoon, saying:

“With Que’s injury, it is certainly determined now that he will be out the remainder of the year unfortunately,” DeBoer said.

Another notable defensive player for Alabama that was injured came at the safety position in DeVonta Smith, who finished the game with five tackles.

DeBoer also gave an update on Smith, saying:

“With DeVonta, it will be something just throughout the week we’ll continue to manage and kind of see where he’s at,” DeBoer said. “I haven’t heard the update today, but I think he’ll be fine as the week continues on.”

The availability of Smith for Saturday’s game against Mercer will certainly be something to monitor going throughout the week.

Alabama’s sack leader to reportedly miss remainder of 2024 season

The starter went down with an injury against LSU.

Not all was good for the Alabama Crimson Tide during their impressive 42-13 road win over the LSU Tigers on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, as there were a few players from the program who went down with injuries during the  game.

One of those players was starting outside linebacker Que Robinson, who had to leave the game early due to injury, and unfortunately would never return to the field.

According to a report from CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz as well, it appears that the injury to Robinson is significant enough that it will result in the starting outside linebacker to miss the remainder of the 2024 season.

Tied for the Alabama team-lead in sacks, Robinson, a redshirt senior, is in the midst of a career-year with the Crimson Tide, owning a combined stat line of 23 tackles, seven TFL, four sacks, and one forced fumble. Robinson, as noted above, was a starter for the Crimson Tide at outside linebacker, and was one of the more experienced players at the position for Alabama.

As a result of Robinson’s absence, look for names such as Qua Russaw and Keanu Koht to potentially step into larger roles for the Alabama defense going forward.

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