Rashaan Evans, Anfernee Jennings and Dylan Moses return to practice today per Saban

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban provided positive injury news on a few of the Crimson Tide’s hobbled linebackers as he kicked off Colorado State week Monday.

“From an injury standpoint -- I don’t know what the status of these guys will be, we’ll see how they progress through the week -- but Rashaan Evans, Anfernee Jennings and Dylan Moses will return to practice today,” Saban said.

Evans (groin) went through pregame warmups ahead of Saturday’s Week 3 home game versus Colorado State, although he watched his teammates off to the side during contact drills. He and Jennings (ankle) have missed the last two games.

Moses has been in the team’s concussion protocol for the past week.

This week of practice will dictate what happens with all three linebackers, but how much can the potential return of two starters and one key reserve benefit Alabama’s defense?

“That remains to be seen,” Saban said. “First of all, we don’t know how healthy those guys are going to be and how fast they’ll get up to top speed. And we won’t know that until late in the week, in terms of ... we see how their sort of rehab’s going and try to make a decision on how we use them in the game and how effective they can be.”

Saban also confirmed tight end Miller Forristall “is out” with a torn ACL and will require surgery. Forristall sustained his injury in the third quarter of the Colorado State game.

Alabama will travel to Vanderbilt on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS.

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