There were plenty of reasons that Alabama couldn’t stop Florida State’s offense in Week 1, and Tim Keenan III’s absence was certainly one of them. Keenan suffered an ankle injury that required tightrope surgery before the season and has yet to return to the field through Alabama’s 1-1 start.
Now, the veteran nose tackle is nearing a return and has a chance to play on Saturday in Week 3 against Wisconsin at Bryant-Denny Stadium. In his midweek teleconference with the media, second-year head coach Kalen DeBoer listed Keenan as a game-time decision, along with senior running back Jam Miller and sixth-year defensive lineman Jah-Marien Latham.