The Alabama Crimson Tide will need to defeat the Auburn Tigers to clinch a spot in next Saturday’s SEC Championship game, and the Tigers need to beat the Crimson Tide to secure bowl eligibility under interim head coach Dj Durkin.
Alabama will be a bit shorthanded in the matchup with Auburn, as starting tight end Josh Cuevas was ruled out for the Iron Bowl on Wednesday. Cuevas, a redshirt senior from Los Angeles, California, suffered an injury during practice last week, leading up to Alabama’s 56-0 victory over Eastern Illinois.
In addition to Cuevas, Alabama running back Kevin Riley will miss Saturday night’s game, per the SEC availability report. On Friday, Alabama had listed starting wide receiver Germie Bernard, starting center Parker Brailsford, and reserve linebacker QB Reese as ‘probable’ for the Iron Bowl. On Saturday’s gameday availability report, the Crimson Tide removed Germie Bernard and Parker Brailsford, meaning that both the second-year Washington transfers will be available for Alabama against Auburn.
Off the Report (Available for Saturday night)
Germie Bernard – WR
Parker Brailsford – Center
QB Reese – LB
Out
Kameron Howard – DB
Jah-Marien Latham – LB
Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. – DB
Kevin Riley – RB
Abduall Sanders Jr. – LB
Josh Cuevas – TE
Danny Lewis Jr. – TE
Jeremiah Beaman – DL
The Tigers will be without key contributors on both sides of the ball, with linebacker Demarcus Riddick and cornerback Champ Anthony out, and starting center Connor Lew missing the Iron Bowl. All three were ruled out on Wednesday’s availability report.
Star defensive back Sylvester Smith will miss the first half due to a targeting call during the second half of Auburn’s 62-17 victory over Mercer last week.
Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men’s basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.
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