Alabama linebacker Keith Holcombe’s name was not listed on the Crimson Tide’s roster for its 2018 football media guide, which was dispersed at SEC Media Days in Atlanta earlier this week.

Whether or not Holcombe returns to the football team this fall or once again focuses solely on baseball is not 100 percent known yet, an Alabama spokesperson told BamaOnLine.com.

Holcombe was not selected in the 2018 MLB Draft, but as of early last month, head coach Nick Saban did not have a definitive answer on the redshirt senior linebacker’s football future.

“I didn’t talk to him yet,” said Saban prior to the 12th annual Nick’s Kids Foundation charity golf tournament in early June. “I talked to him before. He wanted to continue to try to pursue his baseball career, so I haven’t talked to him since that. I think he could actually come back and play another of baseball if he chooses to do that. So, I will talk to him again, but when we had the last conversation, he was pretty much set on trying to play baseball.”

Holcombe opted to focus solely on baseball this spring instead of pulling double duty by going through spring practice with the football team and playing left field for coach Brad Bohannon.

The Tide’s everyday left fielder for most of the season, Holcombe played in 47 games with 45 starts. He ranked third on the team in hits (51) and finished baseball season tied for third with 11 multi-hit games, including three of UA’s six four-hit performances in 2018. In those games, he has finished a perfect 4-for-4 each time and reached base safely in every plate appearance.

On the gridiron last year, the Tuscaloosa, Ala., native provided depth for a linebacking corps that saw several players suffer injuries throughout the season. Making one start against Mississippi State, Holcombe totaled 38 tackles, including a team-high 11 on special teams.

Should he choose to continue only playing baseball for Alabama, the Tide football team will be left without much experienced inside linebacker depth for the upcoming 2018 season. Mack Wilson and Dylan Moses are slated to be the starters at Mike and Will, but besides the pair of former 5-star recruits, no returning player has as much game experience as Holcombe.

The recent dismissal of VanDarius Cowan for violating team rules and injury to Terrell Lewis also adds to the lack of depth for the Crimson Tide’s 2018 linebacking corps ahead of fall camp.

“I’m not comfortable at any position on our team relative to the depth that we have,” Saban said. “I wish we had more depth, I wish we had more players, I wish more guys could contribute. But regardless of that circumstance, we will try to develop and create whatever we have to do to try to develop the depth at any position on our team. So, if it involves moving players, if it involves trying to enhance the development of younger players, then that’s what we’ll do.”

Alabama opens the 2018 football season on Sept. 1 against Louisville in Orlando, Fla.

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