On Saturday, the Alabama football program improved to 3-0 on the 2026 season with an epic home win over the Florida State Seminoles. Despite trailing this one by double digits early, the Crimson Tide fought back and ultimately won by a final score of 50-36 in a track meet shootout.

On Monday, head coach Kalen DeBoer shared some injury updates, both positive and negative, as the team gets ready for its next game on Saturday against South Carolina.

“Cayden [Jones] will not be with us the rest of the season with an injury,” said DeBoer, per Charlie Potter of On3 Sports on X, formerly Twitter.

Jones is an inside linebacker who has not played yet this season after playing ten games for the Crimson Tide last year.

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However, Pete Nakos of On3 Sports reported on X that “RB AK Dear and WR Noah Rogers will be available this week against South Carolina for Alabama.”

It's certainly good news for the Crimson Tide's skill positional group after there were some questions about the health of Dear and Rogers coming out of the Florida State game.

The Alabama offense, led by quarterback Keelon Russell, had no problems moving the ball up and down the field at will against Florida State, particularly in the second quarter, with a variety of players getting in on the action, including much-maligned wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams.

Alabama now sits at 3-0 on the season and has a seemingly very winnable game against South Carolina coming up at home. Kickoff for that game is set for Saturday at 7:00 pm ET from Tuscaloosa.