Kirk McNair Alabama Head Football Coach Dennis Franchione gave a fairly detailed injury update Thursday, and that could be the last time much injury news comes out of the Crimson Tide camp. Franchione has said he does not discuss injuries during the season, except that sometimes he will annouce a player has suffered a season-ending injury. And so it is with the issue of the NCAA and parity. Repeated cuts aimed at the golden egg that is college football have reduced scholarships to the point where even the big-time programs worry about their depth chart. We ll never have as much depth as we want, explained Tide Defensive Coordinator Carl Torbush.
Nobody ever does.
In all of sports writing there is no more perilous task than a predictions column. So here goes. The injury bug hit Alabama football practice Wednesday. Fullback Donnie Lowe suffered a concussion and will be out for a few days. Nose tackle Anthony Bryant over-heated.