The Crimson Tide will open up the 2025 season on the road in a non-conference battle with Florida State. It's an important year for Kalen DeBoer, and he may have to start it without a key piece of the offense.
Returning running back Jam Miller is likely to miss the season opener against Florida State. The Bama back is dealing with an upper-body injury that he sustained during a team scrimmage over the weekend of Aug. 16. DeBoer did not take the chance to explain the injury and kept the details to a minimum, only referring to it as "upper-body."
Here are the latest injury updates for Miller, and how long he could be out.
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Jam Miller injury
Per DeBoer, "Jam Miller suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday's scrimmage and went in for a procedure on Saturday evening." The Alabama head coach did not disclose any further details about the injury or the procedure Miller underwent.
Miller is the most experienced back in the Bama RB room. He led the team with 668 yards and seven touchdowns last season. In his absence, the Crimson Tide are expected to turn to some combination of redshirt sophomore Richard Young, sophomore Daniel Hill, senior transfer Dre Washington, who came over from Louisiana, and true freshman AK Dear.
On3's Brett McMurphy revealed that the upper body injury to Miller was to his collarbone. He confirmed the running back is out "indefinitely" and that now, the hope is that he is back by Sept. 27 when Alabama plays Georgia on the road.
Alabama starting RB Jam Miller suffered collerbone injury Saturday & is out indefinitely, sources told @On3sports. Alabama is "hopeful" Miller can return by Georgia game on Sept. 27, source said. Bama opens at Florida State Aug. 30
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 17, 2025
This section will be updated if/when we get more info on the injury.
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How long is Jam Miller out?
A return timeline for the Miller has not yet been determined. DeBoer said in a press conference, "Jam should recover fully with a timetable for his return yet to be determined."
McMurphy confirmed that Miller is out indefinitely. While the initial report suggested Miller could just miss the team's opener, McMurphy said that the Crimson Tide is hopeful he is back by the Georgia game on September 27.
This section will be updated if/when we get more info on the return timeline.
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Alabama 2025 football schedule
| Date | Opponent |
| August 30 | at Florida State |
| September 6 | vs. UL Monroe |
| September 13 | vs. Wisconsin |
| September 27 | at Georgia |
| October 4 | vs. Vanderbilt |
| October 11 | at Missouri |
| October 18 | vs. Tennessee |
| October 25 | at South Carolina |
| November 8 | vs. LSU |
| November 15 | vs. Oklahoma |
| November 22 | vs. Eastern Illinois |
| November 29 | at Auburn |
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