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The statuses of Alabama’s three injured linebackers will be determined in pregame warmups of today’s SEC opener at Vanderbilt, head coach Nick Saban said in a brief interview with the SEC Network on Friday. But Saban was optimistic in his injury update.

“I think all three guys will be able to play,” Saban said. “We’ll have to make those decisions in pregame, but they’ve all been able to practice and practiced pretty well all week.”

Rashaan Evans (groin), Anfernee Jennings (ankle) and Dylan Moses all missed the Crimson Tide’s 41-23 win over Colorado State last week but were all able to return to practice Monday ahead of the first game of the SEC portion of Alabama’s schedule.

The nation’s No. 1 ranked team was without five linebackers against the Rams and struggled to get off the field on third down -- CSU was 10-of-17 in third-down conversions -- and apply pressure to quarterback Nick Stevens -- zero sacks versus the Rams.

So, getting Evans, Jennings and Moses, a true freshman, back could help the Tide.

“I think these guys are veteran players that’ve played a lot of football that provide a lot of leadership for us, as well,” Saban said. “I think their presence will be something that’ll be beneficial to us.”

Alabama (3-0) will face Vanderbilt (3-0) at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS this afternoon.

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