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Now Tide must adjust to Jones as injured lineman

By Michael Casagrande

Correspondent

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – It didn’t look like much at the time.

The ESPN2 crew didn’t even mention it when Alabama right guard Barrett Jones got rolled up on a Mark Ingram run to his side of the line in the first quarter of the Crimson Tide’s 30-10 win over Mississippi State on Saturday night.

The impact of the sprained ankle suffered by the potential All-America lineman was felt right away. Replacement Anthony Steen, who trotted onto the field almost unnoticed, struggled in the first few possessions that followed.