The most evident injury involved Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy. In the closing stages of the game McElroy was sacked and slammed to the Bryant-Denny turf which caused a concussion.
McElroy is on the road to recovery and will be in good health for the bowl game, but the injury was certainly a scary moment for Tide fans.
On the flipside, Tide safety Mark Barron sustained an injury view fans were able to detect.
Barron suffered a torn pectoral muscle while attempting to strip the football from the hands of wide receiver Emory Blake on the initial Auburn touchdown.
Blake juggled the football and in the process of trying to dislodge the ball from Blake’s hands…Barron was injured.
Unfortunately for Alabama, the injury to Barron would later cost the Tide on the scoreboard.
In the third quarter of play Cameron Newton connected with Terrell Zachery for a 70-yard touchdown. Due to the injury, (inability to lift his arm) Barron was forced to stop and wait for Zachery to make the catch, rather than making an actual play on the football.
The Tide safety is scheduled to have an MRI in order to assess the damage.
In a similar fashion to Greg McElroy, both Darius Hanks and Julio Jones were injured during the latter stages of the game.
Hanks suffered bruised ribs, while Jones sustained a bruised knee on a kickoff return.
Jones was able to return to the field for the final series of the game, but the Tide leading receiver stood alone while McElroy and Hanks remained sidelined.
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