Alabamarunning back Jam Miller suffered an upper-body injury during Saturday's scrimmage and underwent a procedure for the issue, head coach Kalen DeBoer announcedin a statementon Sunday. "Jam Miller suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday's scrimmage and went in for a procedure on Saturday evening," DeBoer wrote. "Jam should recover fully with a timetable for his return yet to be determined." The injury is expected to sideline Miller for the Crimson Tide's Aug. 30 season opener atFlorida State,ESPN's Mark Schlabach reports. Alabama hostsLouisiana-Monroeon Sept. 6 andWisconsinon Sept. 13 before a bye week. The Tide will then open their SEC schedule on Sept. 27 at No. 5Georgia. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] Miller, 21, is the Tide's leading returning rusher as a senior, running for 668 yards and seven touchdowns on 145 carries last season. He also tallied 16 receptions for 155 yards and a score. With Miller sidelined, sophomore running backsRichard YoungandDaniel Hillare expected to carry the rushing load. Young ran for 146 yards and 2 TDs on 27 carries last season, while Hill rushed for 61 yards and a TD on 21 attempts. Alabama also added transferDre Washington, who ran for 478 yards with 107 receiving yards forLouisianain 2024. Freshmen AK Dear and Kevin Riley could also be in the mix. Last season's second-leading rusher among Alabama running backs,Justice Haynes, transferred toMichigan. QB Jalen Milroe led the Crimson Tide with 726 yards and 20 TDs before he becamea third-round selectionin the 2025 NFL Draft by theSeattle Seahawks. Alabama is ranked No. 8 in the AP preseason college football Top 25,which was released last Monday. Last season, the Crimson Tide finished 9-4 in DeBoer's first season as head coach, succeeding the legendary Nick Saban.
