Nick Saban: Aaron Anderson is practicing, still 'day-to-day' with knee injury

One of the big parts of Alabama’s recruiting class, Aaron Anderson hasn’t played a game in a Crimson Tide uniform as he works his way back from an injury. But Nick Saban provided some hopeful news on that front Wednesday — although he didn’t necessarily want to give an injury report.

Saban said Anderson is participating in practice, but is still unclear when he’ll play his first game. The former four-star wide receiver could find himself playing a role in Alabama’s high-powered offense once he comes back, joining a receiving corps that’s still without JoJo Earle.

But Saban said he’s going to rely on the medical staff and Anderson, himself, to determine when he can jump into game action.

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“I really was hopeful that we could get through one deal without having an injury update,” Saban said during his Wednesday press conference. “The guy’s practicing. He’s making progress. I don’t know when he’s going to be ready to play. That’s a medical decision. He’s got to feel comfortable and confident that he’s ready to go, as well. It’s still kind of up in the air. He’s day-to-day.”

Anderson arrived at Alabama as a four-star recruit and was the No. 36-ranked player in the nation from the class of 2022, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Earle is still out with a foot injury and Saban initially said the timeline was six to eight weeks back on Aug. 10. In his press conference earlier in the week, though, he said he still didn’t know exactly when Earle would be back.

“I don’t recall saying that he was day-to-day,” Saban said. “He’s going to start doing some dry land running and things this week. That’s a medical decision, so when he gets back I really don’t know for sure. Can’t comment on that. I’m hoping sometime soon, but I don’t know when that might be.”