Nick Saban announces that Jalen Hurts was injured against Tennessee, had surgery Sunday
Jalen Hurts had just two rushes for 24 yards against Tennessee, but one of the runs resulted in a touchdown that also came when the Alabama backup quarterback sprained his ankle on the play.
Coach Nick Saban said at his Monday press conference that Hurts had a “minor procedure” and following the surgery, that Hurts would miss one week for recovery, but should be fine going forward.
The 21-yard run came with 1:03 left in the 58-21 win over Tennessee.
“Nobody really knew about it,” Saban said. “It was a bit of a high ankle sprain, and they did a minor procedure to try to help the healing. I think he’ll be out one week.”
Alabama is off this week before its primetime showdown at LSU on Nov. 3.
Nick Saban said jr. QB @JalenHurts suffered a high ankle sprain on his TD run against Tennessee that required a minor procedure yesterday to help with the healing. Hurts is expected to miss just one week in recovery.
— Alex Byington (@_AlexByington) October 22, 2018