Kalen DeBoer tells ESPN Alabama plans to have Jam Miller back before SEC game

DeBoer tells ESPN when Alabama plans to have Jam Miller

Kalen DeBoer told ESPN’s Chris Low he expects Jam Miller to be back on the field before the Crimson Tide kick off their SEC slate against Georgia on Sept. 27.

“He’s a leader for us, a quiet leader, but somebody the players all respect,” DeBoer told ESPN. “Having that bye week, I feel good that he will be back out there. He does so many things for us at that position.”

Miller suffered an upper-body injury during the Crimson Tide’s second scrimmage of fall camp.

While he is sidelined, the Crimson Tide will look to find another reliable option out of the backfield. DeBoer wants another Tide back to step up while Miller is out.

“Just looking for someone to separate themselves,” DeBoer told reporters on Thursday. “That’s really the situation, and I feel like Jam was certainly at a higher level than these guys. I know they’re hungry, and they want to do it. They got to show us. It’s not just one area, it’s all phases. It’s running the ball, it’s pass protection. It’s just all of those things combined. So, again, each guy’s got some tools, got some things that they can do but need them to stand out because there’s kind of a log jam there. And each of them have their strengths, and they all can fit into the offense in some form or fashion.”

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