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Alabama starting right guard Michael Carroll was listed doubtful for Kentucky, with BamaOnLine reporting a concussion and a possible Week 3 return against Florida State only if recovery proceeds as expected rather than a confirmed clearance date.

Alabama coordinator Ryan Grubb said Will Sanders had dealt with an oblique injury during the opener week, when Mal Waldrep played 44 snaps to Sanders' 32, and the article did not confirm that Sanders had fully recovered.

Alabama had not named Carroll's replacement, with the writer identifying Sanders and Waldrep as the leading guard options and weighing Sanders' recent right-guard practice experience against preserving his continuity on the left.

Alabama's published experience totals showed Sanders with 225 offensive-line snaps exclusively at left guard and Waldrep with 44 at left guard plus eight at center, so a move to right guard would differ from their documented college game work.

Alabama could consider transfer Nick Brooks as an emergency guard option given his predominantly left-guard experience at Texas, but the writer stressed the competing need for reliable right-tackle backup behind Jayvin James rather than predicting Brooks would start inside.