Alabama’s season of the injured linebacker will continue right through the Crimson Tide’s final performance.
Redshirt sophomore outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings suffered a knee injury in Monday night’s Sugar Bowl win over Clemson that will cause him to miss this Monday’s national championship showdown against Georgia in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The 6-foot-3, 262-pounder made the announcement Wednesday on social media.
“Surgery was a success,” Jennings said. “I still have to wait and see what the next MRI will determine Friday. Unfortunately, I’ve played my last game this season, but I will be back stronger than ever next season, because I know that God makes no mistakes.”
Jennings was injured in the fourth quarter of what was arguably his finest game. He tallied five tackles and a career-best three tackles for loss on a defense that limited Clemson to 188 yards and two field goals, with one of the field goals resulting from a turnover.
In 11 games this season, Jennings tallied 41 tackles, six tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.