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Alabama lost only one game during the 2021 regular season. If the Crimson Tide want to avenge that loss, they’ll have to do so without their Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback.
Bryce Young will is likely going to miss Saturday’s contest against Texas A&M as he rests following a Week 5 injury against Arkansas.
Young has once again enjoyed a dominant season. So far in 2022, Young has completed 67.2 percent of his passes for 1,202 yards with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions. He’s also rushed 18 times for 154 yards with three touchdowns.
Fortunately for Alabama, the Aggies are not the same team they were last year, or even the team they were expected to be in 2022. Texas A&M (3-2) ranks 105th with 1,678 total yards and is 106th with 109 points. No. 1 Alabama (5-0) has the fourth-most total yards at 2,625 and second-most points in the nation at 242.
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Why isn’t Bryce Young playing vs. Texas A&M?
Pro Football Network’s Aaron Wilson reported Young will miss the game as he continues to recover from a sprained AC joint shoulder. The decision to hold him out is precautionary, Wilson reported.
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (sprained AC joint shoulder) is expected to miss Saturday’s game against Texas A&M as a precautionary measure after getting hurt against Arkansas, per a college football source @PFN365 #RollTide
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 7, 2022
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Young left Week 5’s game against the Razorbacks with a sprained shoulder in the second quarter of the game with Alabama leading 14-0. While he returned to the sideline with his helmet on, he did not re-enter the game.
Instead, it was backup Jalen Milroe who finished the game for the Crimson Tide. In his most extensive action to date, Milroe completed 4-of-9 passes for 65 yards with a touchdown. He also rushed six times for 91 yards and a touchdown.
But the real story for Alabama, which wound up beating Arkansas 49-26, was the running game that came alive late. In the fourth quarter, the Crimson Tide received touchdown carries of 72 and 76 yards from Jahmyr Gibbs, who finished the day with 206 rushing yards on 18 carries with two touchdowns.
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Alabama QB depth chart
After Milroe, the most likely backup is true freshman Ty Simpson. A five-star quarterback, per 247Sports Composite Rankings, Simpson was the No. 26 recruit in the 2022 class and the No. 3 quarterback in the country. He has appeared in just two games this season and has two completions in three attempts for 15 yards.
The Crimson Tide have two more quarterbacks on the roster in Amanni Stewart and Cade Carruth. Neither have appeared in a game this season.