John Metchie III, Alabama's second-leading receiver, will not play in the Cotton Bowl against Cincinnati because of an ACL injury, Nick Saban confirmed to reporters Sunday.
The junior left the second quarter of the SEC Championship after he went down with a non-contact injury. ESPN's Mark Schlabach was the first to report the injury.
Metchie stopped and turned while running a route and instantly went down after he made his move on Saturday. He clutched his left leg and walked off the field himself but was ruled out of the game with a leg injury.