Earnest Greene, Tim Keenan injury update: Thursday availability report reveals latest for Alabama-Georgia

Alabama and Georgia renew their rivalry in primetime Saturday night in Athens, where the No. 5 Bulldogs are eager to exorcise its demons against the No. 17-ranked Crimson Tide in front of a national audience. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm ET Saturday inside Sanford Stadium, and the game will be televised on ABC.

Georgia (3-0, 1-0 SEC) enters the game as a 3-point home favorite over visiting Alabama (2-1, 0-0),with an over-under point total off 52.5, according to BetMGM. Both teams are coming off their first of two bye weeks of the 2025 season, with the Bulldogs still reveling after its thrilling 44-41 overtime win at No. 15 Tennessee two weeks ago and the Crimson Tide riding a two-game win streak after beating the Big Ten’s Wisconsin 38-14 in Tuscaloosa.

Ahead of Saturday’s SEC showdown, the league released the latest availability report. Notably, Earnest Greene has been ruled out.

Alabama Crimson Tide

• DL Jah-Marien Latham – Out
• DL Jeremiah Beaman – Out
• TE Danny Lewis Jr. – Probable
• DL Tim Keenan – Probable

Georgia Bulldogs

• TE Ethan Barbour – Out
• OL Malachi Toliver – Out
• WR Thomas Blackshear – Out
• OL Earnest Greene III – Out

Alabama has already declared starting defensive end Jah-Marien Latham out after suffering a neck injury earlier this week in practice. Latham, who had complete movement of his extremities, was rushed to a Birmingham hospital following the incident and second-year Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer revealed he’ll be out “for awhile.”

“He’s in Birmingham still,” DeBoer said during Wednesday night’s Hey Coach & The Kalen DeBoer Show. “We got some messages back and stuff and he’s texted me and told me to tell the guys he can’t wait to see them again. He’ll be down for awhile, but he’s got all the feeling and ability to move and everything. So, he’s doing better.”

On the bright side, Alabama’s defensive line is expected to get senior captain Tim Keenan III (ankle), who was listed as “probable” on Wednesday’s availability report, as well as senior running back Jam Miller (collarbone), whose name was completely absent from the team’s injury report for the first time all season. Keenan’s season debut should help ease the loss of Latham, while Miller’s return should be a boost to Alabama’s struggling rushing attack.

Georgia’s offensive line remains a question mark ahead of Saturday’s game with junior right tackle Earnest Greene III listed as “doubtful” in Wednesday’s availability report. Greene hasn’t played since leaving the season-opener vs. Marshall with a nagging back injury.