Alabama football injury updates: Kalen DeBoer gives status of Kendrick Law, Kobe Prentice

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Alabama football injury updates: Kalen DeBoer gives status of Kendrick Law, Kobe Prentice

Sep 7, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; South Florida Bulls cornerback Ben Knox (1) forces a fumble by Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Kendrick Law (1) on a kick return at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama defeated South Florida 42-16. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images

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Kendrick Law and Kobe Prentice injury update

DeBoer said Law and Prentice are going through workouts and are on track for Saturday's game.

"Wouldn't say they are a full go yet," DeBoer said on the SEC football teleconference. "They are on pace as we have hoped."

Law was ruled out with a lower-body injury prior to Alabama's loss to Vanderbilt.

Shortly after the start of the second quarter in Alabama's win against Georgia, Law hobbled off the field after scrambling on a play where quarterback Jalen Milroe tossed the ball back to the wide receiver for a potential pass play.

He appeared as questionable on the Crimson Tide 's first availability report before the Commodores game and was initially called "day-to-day" by DeBoer.

Prentice left Saturday's loss to Vanderbilt with an apparent head injury after Vanderbilt defensive back De'Rickey Wright hit Prentice on a 15-yard pass where he was sandwiched between Wright and cornerback Martel Hight. The hit was originally ruled as targeting, but was not confirmed. Prentice was escorted to the locker room before halftime, and was later ruled out for the rest of the game.

Prentice has seven catches for 92 yards and a touchdown.

Yhonzae Pierre injury update

DeBoer said defensive end Yhonzae Pierre will be out against South Carolina on Saturday.

Pierre posted a picture on Instagram Tuesday seemingly from a hospital bed with the caption "just a minor (set back) for a major comeback."

"Yhonzae will not be with us this weekend just with his injury," DeBoer said. "I didn't really know the information until yesterday afternoon, exactly where that stood. We are expecting him to be out this weekend.

Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.