Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams has been a key part of the Tide’s offense this year, especially after fellow receiver John Metchie III’s season ended when he tore his ACL in the second quarter of the SEC title game. Now Alabama head coach Nick Saban is without both electric players as Williams exited the national championship game with an apparent knee injury.
The duo has combined for 2,714 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns, including the 65 yards on four receptions Williams amassed in the title game before exiting.
What happened to Jameson Williams in the national championship game?
With Alabama driving in the second quarter of the College Football Playoff title game, Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young found his lead receiver for a 40-yard pick up. Looking to pick up extra yardage with a lot of open space in front of him, Williams appeared to injure his left knee on the play.
Williams immediately went to the turf and was quickly helped off the field and into the medical tent.
Jameson Williams walks off the field after an apparent knee injury in the #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/3xekUQqaPZ
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) January 11, 2022
Soon after Williams departed the playing field, the ESPN broadcast showed Metchie III, dressed in street clothes, heading back to the locker room to seemingly check on his teammate.
At the break, Saban told ESPN that there would now be opportunities for some of his younger players. “There are a lot of young guys out there. They’ve got talent, so they have to play with competitive character and have a chance to make some plays. They’re capable. They don’t have the experience, but they’re going to get it tonight.”
Update: ESPN announced during the broadcast early in the third quarter that Williams would not return to the game.
