Ryan Coleman-Williams will not play for Alabama at Tennessee on Saturday, per coach Kalen DeBoer. The junior wide receiver is dealing with knee and head injuries sustained in the Crimson Tide's 20–17 loss to Georgia this past Saturday and is likely week-to-week moving forward, DeBoer said.
The injury removes one of Alabama's key offensive weapons as the team looks to bounce back from its first loss of the season. The Crimson Tide sit at 5–1 overall and 3–1 in conference play, good for second in the SEC, but the loss to Georgia halted a two-game winning streak. Before falling to the Bulldogs, Alabama had beaten Mississippi State 56–23 and South Carolina 49–18. Tennessee, meanwhile, has won two straight—24–17 over Arkansas on Saturday and 24–14 over Auburn the week before—and enters the matchup at 5–1 overall with a 2–1 conference record.
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The specific circumstances of how Coleman-Williams sustained his injuries were not detailed in DeBoer's statement. The reporting confirms only that both injuries occurred during the Georgia game and that the player's status beyond Tennessee remains uncertain pending further medical evaluation.
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