Alabama called for penalty after player apparently fakes injury

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Watch: Alabama called for 'illegal substitution' after player apparently fakes injury

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated Oct 19, 2024 7:15 PM ET

The Alabama Crimson Tide were called for a penalty during their game against Tennessee on Saturday after faking an injury.

The Volunteers had the ball down 10-7 to the Crimson Tide in the third quarter of their game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. On Tennessee’s first play of the possession, Alabama wanted to make a few personnel changes to match the Vols, but they weren’t given the chance to do so. So Alabama had a player go down and fake an injury by the sideline.

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The Crimson Tide were called for a penalty for an illegal substitution, which had head coach Kalen DeBoer upset.

The Tide weren't given an opportunity to match personnel and oddly got penalized for an illegal substitution, which really seemed like a way to call them out for the fake injury.

If you’ve heard former Alabama coach Nick Saban’s thoughts on faking injuries, then you know he probably wasn’t too happy with how things went down. He also likely would feel Alabama was put into a bad position by not being given a chance to make changes.

The Vols ended up scoring a touchdown on the drive to take the lead.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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