Alabama down to 8 available players for Tuesday night against Mississippi State
By Sydney Hunte
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Alabama is looking to shake off a two-game losing streak as it heads to Starkville to face Mississippi State.
It will be doing so with a very short rotation.
According to On3’s Blake Byler, the Crimson Tide will only have eight players on their bench when they face the Bulldogs in a game that is set to tip off at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Alabama will be without Latrell Wrightsell, Davion Hannah, Taylor Bol Bowen, Keitenn Bristow, and Collins Onyejiaka.
Wrightsell has been dealing with a right leg injury and was ruled doubtful by Nate Oats on Monday. Hannah hasn’t played in nearly a month due to an undisclosed medical condition. Onyejiaka has been dealing with a medical issue of his own that has limited him to just two games this season. Bol Bowen and Bristow’s injury has not been disclosed, although Bristow has missed some time after suffering separate leg and ankle injuries.
This comes on the back of the Tide’s 92-88 upset loss at home to Texas on Saturday that dropped them to 1-2 in the SEC. After losing to Arizona on Dec. 13, they went on a four-game winning streak. That was snapped on Jan. 7, as they lost 96-90 to Vanderbilt.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
