-- One day after he played through the pain of an injured right knee, Alabama quarterback

AJ McCarron

is "doing fine," coach

Nick Saban

said Sunday.

Speaking on

, Saban said McCarron has a bruised knee, which is what was initially assumed Saturday. He added that McCarron's soreness was exacerbated because he pinched the "fat pad" in his knee.

The fat pad,

, is the soft tissue that lies below the kneecap.

McCarron did not have much swelling in the knee 24 hours after Alabama routed Missouri, 42-10. It appears likely he will be on the field for his 20th consecutive start Saturday at Tennessee.

"He'll be fine in a day or two," Saban said.

McCarron went down with the injury during Saturday's third quarter, when he tried to spin his way out of a sack. He was helped to the sidelines, but did not miss an offensive play.

With a bulky, black brace on the knee, McCarron returned to the field on Alabama’s next offensive series and played until Saban cleared the bench during the fourth quarter.

On the season, McCarron is 89-of-132 passes for 1,170 yards and 12 touchdowns. He has not thrown an interception in his last 227 pass attempts, a program record that stretches back to November 2011.