Alabama removes RB Jam Miller from pregame injury report vs. Tennessee

Alabama running back Jam Miller was removed from the pregame injury report and will be available to play against Tennessee Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Miller suffered a concussion in the 27-24 win at Missouri last week.

Kickoff between the Vols (5-1, 2-1 SEC) and Crimson Tide (5-1, 3-0) is set for 7:30 Eastern Time on ABC.

Tennessee removed running back DeSean Bishop from the injury report Friday night, making him available for tonight’s game. Tight end Ethan Davis was downgraded to out. Alabama listed Miller as questionable on Wednesday, then upgraded him to probable on Thursday.

Bishop appeared to injure his right leg in the 34-31 win over Arkansas Saturday in Knoxville. He was slow to get up after a 26-yard run in the third quarter, leaving the game with 146 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. He left the field under his own power and didn’t have a noticeable limp while returning to the Tennessee bench.

Cornerback Jermod McCoy was ruled out Wednesday night. He has been out since tearing his ACL in January. Rickey Gibson III has been out since getting hurt in Week 1 against Syracuse, Radarious Jackson has missed the last three games and Travis Smith was out last week after being added to the injury report late in the week.

Tennessee Football Injury Report: Pregame

Player	Position	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Pregame
Jermod McCoy	CB	Out	Out	Out	Out
Radarious Jackson	WR	Out	Out	Out	Out
Rickey Gibson III	CB	Out	Out	Out	Out
Travis Smith	WR	Out	Out	Out	Out
Ethan Davis	TE	Questionable	Questionable	Out	Out

Jam Miller leads Alabama in carries, yards and touchdowns

Miller is Alabama’s leading rusher despite missing three games earlier this season with an arm injury. In three games he has rushed 58 times for 267 yards and a touchdown. 

He had 46 yards rushing and 19 receiving in the win at Georgia on September 27, then 136 rushing at home against Vanderbilt on October 5. He carried 20 times for 85 yards and had 25 yards receiving before suffering the concussion against Missouri. 

He had 12 carries for 42 yards in Alabama’s 24-17 loss at Tennessee last season. 

Meadows, a 6-foot-5, 212-pound freshman receiver from Las Vegas, hasn’t recorded a catch this season. He has appeared in four games this season, against Florida State, Louisiana Monroe, Vanderbilt and Missouri. 

Tennessee is looking for its first win at Alabama since 2003, when the Vols won 51-43 in five overtimes behind 283 yards passing and four touchdowns from Casey Clausen. 

What Josh Heupel said this week about Jermod McCoy

Heupel updated the uncertain timeline for Jermod McCoy early last week, nine months removed from his ACL tear.

“Jermod continues to do a great job in his rehab with our medical staff, our strength staff,” Heupel said on October 7. “Somebody told me there was a report out there of a certain ball game that he’s focused in on as far as returning.

“I think that’s unfair. Whoever put that out there, I don’t think truly understands Jermod and the situation. He’s done a really good job. He’s got more to go.”