Nick Saban has listed Alabama star quarterback Bryce Young (shoulder) as game-time decision for Saturday’s showdown with Texas A&M. After mentioning Wednesday that Young was “doing some things in practice” for the No. 1 Crimson Tide with the signal caller’s status considered day-to-day, Saban said Thursday during his weekly radio show that Young has a real chance to play in Saturday’s game.
“Bryce has been able to practice some this week,” Saban said during his appearance on “Hey Coach” at Baumhower’s Victory Grill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. “There’s no real bad damage or anything in his shoulder, so this is not a long-term thing. But he still has some soreness. We’ll have to make a game-time decision before the game in pregame to see if he can throw the ball well enough to go out there and do his job.”
Young, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, suffered a sprain to the AC joint in his shoulder during Alabama’s 49-26 win over Arkansas last week. Though there is no structural damage to Young’s throwing arm and his rotator cuff is intact, he did not throw on Thursday to rest the shoulder and give him the best possible chance to play against Texas A&M.
“He has been able to practice some. Bryce is a great competitor. He’ll want to get out there and play the best he can, but sometimes we have to protect players from themselves because they got to be able to go out there and create value for themselves and be healthy enough to do it the right way.
“He’s a sharp guy, and I think he’ll know whether he can go out there and do it, and we’ll be able to make a decision based on that. This is really a true — it will be a pregame decision because the way we treated this, from a medical standpoint, is overuse would really set him back.”
Young exited the Arkansas game during the second quarter following a sack by Razorbacks linebacker Drew Sanders near the sideline. Young attempted a throw while falling to the ground and landed awkwardly with his right arm extended. Though he initially returned to the field on the next drive, he went into the injury tent after an incomplete third-down pass and then into the locker room. Despite returning to the sidelines in the third quarter with pads, he didn’t return to the game.
Jalen Milroe filled in admirably for Young against the Razorbacks, passing for 65 yards and a touchdown while racking up 91 yards and another score on the ground. One of those…
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