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ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE INJURY REPORT 2008

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The current injury report for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team is below. If any additions or corrections should be made, please contact info@CollegeInjuryReport.com. Archived reports from previous weeks and years can be found further down the page.

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Alabama INJURY REPORT ARCHIVE 2008

2008 Week 15
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
01/02	8:03am	Will Oakley	WR	Out For Year	Shoulder	Reserve receiver Oakley has been downgraded and will miss the Sugar Bowl. He has missed the past 2 games. He had played in eight games this season and has two catches.
01/02	8:02am	Roy Upchurch	RB	Out For Year	Neck	Upchurch has been downgraded and will miss the Sugar Bowl. He missed the SEC Championship after playing only a few plays the week before. He had a bad muscle spasm in his neck in week 11 warmups and hadn't played the 2 weeks before that. Upchurch is 3rd on the team in rushing yards.
12/30	8:18am	Andre Smith	OL	Out For Year	Suspension	The All American and Outland Trophy winning LT has been suspended for an unspecified team rules violation and will miss the Sugar Bowl. Smith is widely currently being projected as a high first round pick in the NFL draft should the junior skip his senior season as expected.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 14
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
12/16	8:34am	Will Oakley	WR	Questionable	Shoulder	Reserve receiver Oakley has missed the past 2 games. He had played in eight games this season and has two catches.
12/16	8:33am	Roy Upchurch	RB	Questionable	Neck	Upchurch missed the SEC Championship after playing only a few plays the week before. He had a bad muscle spasm in his neck in week 11 warmups and hadn't played the 2 weeks before that. Upchurch is 3rd on the team in rushing yards.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 13
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
12/04	8:28am	Will Oakley	WR	Doubtful	Shoulder	Reserve receiver Oakley has been downgraded to doubtful. He missed 11/29 vs. Auburn. He has played in eight games this season and has two catches.
12/01	9:57am	Roy Upchurch	RB	Questionable	Neck	Upchurch is being called "questionable" by coach Saban after playing only a few plays last week. He had a bad muscle spasm in his neck in week 11 warmups and hadn't played the 2 weeks before last. Upchurch is 3rd on the team in rushing yards.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 12
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
12/04	8:28am	Will Oakley	WR	Doubtful	Shoulder	Reserve receiver Oakley has been downgraded to doubtful. He missed 11/29 vs. Auburn. He has played in eight games this season and has two catches.
12/01	9:57am	Roy Upchurch	RB	Questionable	Neck	Upchurch is being called "questionable" by coach Saban after playing only a few plays last week. He had a bad muscle spasm in his neck in week 11 warmups and hadn't played the 2 weeks before last. Upchurch is 3rd on the team in rushing yards.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 11
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
11/26	3:41pm	Will Oakley	WR	Out	Shoulder	Reserve receiver Oakley is expected to miss the Auburn matchup this weekend. He has played in eight games this season and has two catches.
11/26	3:39pm	Roy Upchurch	RB	Probable	Neck	Upchurch had a bad muscle spasm in his neck in week 11 warmups and hasn't played the past two weeks. Upchurch ranked 3rd on the team in rushing yards this season going into week 11 and has been upgraded to probable for Auburn.
11/26	3:38pm	Earl Alexander	WR	Probable	Shoulder	Reserve receiver Alexander injured a shoulder in week 11 and sat out the Mississippi State game. He has 7 catches in 9 games played this season and has been upgraded to probable for Auburn.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 10
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
11/16	3:06pm	Earl Alexander	WR	Questionable	Shoulder	Reserve receiver Alexander injured a shoulder in week 11 and sat out the Mississippi State game. He has 7 catches in 9 games played this season.
11/16	3:05pm	Roy Upchurch	RB	Questionable	Neck	Upchurch had a bad muscle spasm in his neck in week 11 warmups and hasn't played the past two weeks. Upchurch ranked 3rd on the team in rushing yards this season going into week 11.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 9
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
11/11	3:16pm	Earl Alexander	WR	Questionable	Shoulder	Reserve receiver Alexander injured a shoulder in week 11 and is questionable for Mississippi State. He has 7 catches in 9 games played this season.
11/10	9:39am	Roy Upchurch	RB	Questionable	Neck	Upchurch had a bad muscle spasm in his neck in week 11 warmups and didn’t play. He is questionable for Mississippi State. Upchurch ranks 3rd on the team in rushing yards this season.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 8
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 7
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
10/22	7:35am	Terrence Cody	DT	Out	Knee	Cody sustained a right knee injury in the week 8 game against Mississippi. Coach Saban said the Tide's run-stopper would have his knee examined but that it didn't appear surgery would be necessary. With mammoth nose guard Cody out for at least two games with a knee injury, musclebound Josh Chapman will start for the Crimson Tide Saturday at Tennessee.
10/19	10:45am	Darius Hanks	WR	Questionable	Knee	Hanks did not travel to Georgia in week 5 due to what Coach Saban called a "little knee problem". He did not play in the week 6 Kentucky game either and was upgraded to probable for Ole Miss. Hanks' name did not appear on the participation report against Ole Miss.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 6
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
10/14	1:20pm	Darius Hanks	WR	Probable	Knee	Hanks did not travel to Georgia in week 5 due to what Coach Saban called a "little knee problem". He did not play in the week 6 Kentucky game either but has been upgraded to probable for Ole Miss.
10/14	1:15pm	Andre Smith	OL	Probable	Elbow	Smith returned to practice last week although he remained restricted from contact while wearing a black, no-contact jersey. He continued to wear a brace on his left elbow, which was dinged against Kentucky. He has been upgraded to probable for Ole Miss.
10/13	10:37am	Preston Dial	TE	Probable	Knee	Reserve tight end Preston Dial had minor surgery to repair loose cartilage in his knee. He returned to practice last week in a limited role but did not play in the Kentucky game.
10/13	10:35am	Mike McCoy	WR	Probable	Hamstring	McCoy missed the Kentucky matchup due to a pulled hamstring but is expected to be back in the starting lineup for Ole Miss.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 5
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
10/05	4:31pm	Preston Dial	TE	Questionable	Knee	Reserve tight end Preston Dial had minor surgery to repair loose cartilage in his knee. He returned to practice last week in a limited role and but did not play in the Kentucky game.
10/05	4:30pm	Darius Hanks	WR	Questionable	Knee	Hanks did not travel to Georgia in week five due to what Coach Saban called a "little knee problem". He did not play in the week six Kentucky game either.
10/05	4:29pm	Mike McCoy	WR	Questionable	Hamstring	Alabama lost receiver Mike McCoy to injury following a hit on the sideline in the week five game at Georgia. "McCoy was having a great game," Coach Saban said. "He pulled his hamstring..." McCoy did not play the Kentucky matchup and now has the idle week to get healthy.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 4
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
10/03	9:26am	Darius Hanks	WR	Probable	Knee	Hanks did not travel to Georgia in week 5 due to what Coach Saban called a "little knee problem". He has been upgraded to probable to play Kentucky
10/01	9:28am	Mark Ingram	RB	Probable	Knee	True freshman running back Mark Ingram sustained a bruised knee early in the Georgia game, and was held out as a precautionary move. He practiced Monday and is expected to play Kentucky.
09/30	3:42pm	Mike McCoy	WR	Doubtful	Hamstring	Alabama lost receiver Mike McCoy to injury following a hit on the sideline in the second quarter at Georgia. "McCoy was having a great game," Coach Saban said. "He pulled his hamstring..." McCoy is doubtful for the Kentucky matchup.
09/26	8:11am	Preston Dial	TE	Out	Knee	Reserve tight end Preston Dial may be facing minor surgery to repair loose cartilage in his knee.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out For Year	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.

2008 Week 3
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
09/26	8:11am	Preston Dial	TE	Out	Knee	Reserve tight end Preston Dial may be facing minor surgery to repair loose cartilage in his knee.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.
08/16	4:58pm	Jimmy Johns	LB	Out	Disciplinary	Projected starter Johns has been charged with five counts of selling cocaine and one count of possession of a controlled substance. His replacement Prince Hall has been suspended for the 3 games leaving the WLB position extremely thin.

2008 Week 2
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
09/15	9:18am	Terry Grant	RB	Questionable	Shoulder	"We would have played (Grant) a lot more (in week 3) but he dinged his shoulder a little bit," Coach Saban said. "I don't think it's real serious, I think it's a rotator cuff strain, at least that's the early prognosis and hopefully we'll get him back quickly because he is a guy who can make plays for us."
09/15	9:14am	Marlon Davis	OL	Probable	Hamstring	The right guard pulled his left hamstring on the first series of the Tulane game in week 2 and did not return. Davis did not play in week 3 but is probable for the Arkansas game.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.
08/16	4:58pm	Jimmy Johns	LB	Out	Disciplinary	Projected starter Johns has been charged with five counts of selling cocaine and one count of possession of a controlled substance. His replacement Prince Hall has been suspended for the 3 games leaving the WLB position extremely thin.

2008 Week 1
Date	Time	Player Name	Pos	Status	Injury	Notes
09/11	9:01am	Marlon Davis	OL	Questionable	Hamstring	The right guard pulled his left hamstring on the first series of the Tulane game in week 2 and did not return. Teammates are hoping Davis can rejoin the starting lineup this weekend.
09/09	6:35pm	Andre Smith	OL	Probable	Knee	The 1st Team SEC and Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner was helped off the field of the season opener with a knee injury. He missed week 2's contest but is expected to play this weekend.
09/08	1:26pm	Leigh Tiffin	K	Questionable	Head	Tiffin got absolutely de-cleated on a kickoff early in the game and it's possible that vicious hit really rung his bell. He wasn't even on the sidelines. The kickoff on which he got drilled, by the way, was called back when Tulane went off-sides. Corey Smith poorly replaced Tiffin missing an extra point and a 37-yard field goal try.
09/08	1:22pm	Javier Arenas	DB/KR	Probable	Head	The Alabama junior was the victim of a helmet-rattling hit and could not return to the game Saturday. He is expected to play this weekend vs. W.Ky.
09/07	5:46pm	Earl Alexander	WR	Questionable	Ankle	Alexander had an ankle injury flare up during the season opener. He missed some practice time and couldn't play in week 2.
09/07	5:44pm	Will Oakley	WR	Questionable	Foot	Oakley suffered a stress fracture in his foot in summer conditioning work and did not practicing during fall camp. He did not play in the first two games but coaching staff say he is getting closer to 100% and might be able to play in week 3.
08/29	8:31am	Brandon Gibson	WR	Out	Suspension	The redshirt freshman backup won't be available to play in Alabama's first two games as a result of an inadvertent secondary NCAA rules violation.
08/21	9:43pm	Ezekial Knight	LB	Out	Illness	Knight has been forced to give up football altogether. He has a heart condition that has prevented him from playing at all this year. Knight started 12 games in '07 with 64 tackles and 3 sacks. Freshman Jerrell Harris is slated to replace him.
08/16	4:59pm	Prince Hall	LB	Out	Suspended	Hall will serve a 3-game suspension for team rules violations. The former starter will practice with the team and be available for the SEC opener at Arkansas. Coach Saban has not disclosed the reason for Hall's suspension.
08/16	4:58pm	Jimmy Johns	LB	Out	Disciplinary	Projected starter Johns has been charged with five counts of selling cocaine and one count of possession of a controlled substance. His replacement Prince Hall has been suspended for the 3 games leaving the WLB position extremely thin.

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