Wednesday Availability Report for Alabama at Kentucky

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- With No. 12 Alabama opening SEC play this weekend on the road at Kentucky, the SEC availability report is back for a third season. Reports will be released by the SEC at roughly 7:00 p.m. CT every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday during conference matchups, with a final availability report released roughly 90 minutes prior to kickoff on Saturdays.

UPDATE: 7:53 p.m. CT

According to sources, starting right guard Michael Carroll allegedly suffered a concussion during practice, leading to his "doubtful" designation on the Wednesday night availability report. There are currently no long-term concerns about his status, with a small chance he could play this weekend if he clears protocol.

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On Monday, Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer mentioned that AK Dear and Jireh Edwards were the two players closest to returning from preseason injuries in fall camp. Dear suffered an ankle injury during Alabama's first scrimmage of fall camp, while Edwards suffered an upper body injury in practice during Alabama's final week of fall camp.

On Wednesday night, Dear and Edwards were listed as "questionable." Meanwhile, Alabama listed five players as "out." Surprisingly, offensive lineman Michael Carroll was listed as "doubtful" for Saturday's SEC opener against Kentucky.

OUT

Noah Rogers, WR
Jorden Edmonds, DB
Cayden Jones, LB
Nick Sherman, DB
Jeremiah Beaman, DL

DOUBTFUL

Michael Carroll, OL

QUESTIONABLE

AK Dear, RB
Jireh Edwards, DB

For Kentucky, the Wildcats will return four preferred starters: Oklahoma transfer RB Jovantae Barnes, OL Malachi Wood, DB Hasaan Sykes, DB Terhyon Nichols.

No. 12 Alabama (1-0) will face Kentucky (1-0) on Saturday, September 12, at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

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_.