The Alabama Crimson Tide football team received some unfortunate injury news just weeks before the start of the 2025 season.

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Alabama running back Jam Miller reportedly will miss the Crimson Tide's season-opening matchup against Florida State on Aug. 30 after suffering an upper-body injury in a scrimmage on Saturday, per ESPN's Mark Schlabach.

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No. 8 Alabama running back Jamarion 'Jam' Miller is expected to miss time after sustaining an upper-body injury in a Saturday scrimmage, according to a Sunday morning report from Mark Schlabach of ESPN. That includes the team's opener against Florida State on Aug. 30.

Ryan Grubb will miss having Jam Miller in the Alabama football backfield. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer announced Miller suffered an "upper-body injury" in the Crimson Tide's second fall scrimmage. He "went in for a procedure" and is expected to "recover fully with a timetable for his return yet to be determined."

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