“It’s really a sad time for me, for Jaylen Waddle and his family,” Saban said.
“The guy’s a great player.
Hate that people in college football can’t see a great player the rest of this season.” .
Drake suffered a broken ankle at Ole Miss in 2014 and missed the rest of that season.
Without Waddle, Alabama was still able to pass for 417 yards against its conference rival, and players like John Metchie and Slade Bolden stepped up in his absence.
But with the game being like it was, we were really looking for an opportunity to play some other guys at some other positions.
We just kept a couple guys out that we just didn’t want them to get any more banged up, and it gave some opportunity for some other guys to play.