A.J. McCarron knee injury: Alabama QB could have meniscus damage, according to report

Cooper twisted his ankle in the same game.

McCarron has appeared in all eight games for the Crimson Tide this season. He’s completed 68 percent of his passes for 1,684 yards and 18 touchdowns. McCarron has yet to throw an interception this season. Cooper has been McCarron’s favorite target this season. The freshman has 32 catches for 472 yards and five touchdowns. All stats lead the team. He’s averaging 59 yards per game.

Ordinarily, one might assume Vols defenders won’t even have the chance to do something so dastardly standard dastardly, as they rank a dismal 101st in sacks on the year. But Alabama’s pass blocking hasn’t been their best either, ranking 81st in sacks allowed per game. SOMETHING’S GOTTA NOT GIVE VERY MUCH.

About all this will do is give Bama offensive linemen and pass rushers a little more juice, but rest assured Vols defenders have been very aware the SEC’s most efficient passer has a bad wheel (whether or not they were actually planning to put him in the Sharpshooter).

McCarron’s mother, Dee Dee Bonner, tweeted several times that the reports are incorrect. First, she responded to the initial Russ Mitchell tweet reporting that he had three sources confirming the quarterback had torn his meniscus

Bonner then chastised reporters on the case for not only getting the facts wrong, but also spelling her son’s name incorrectly - it’s A.J., not AJ. She finished by claiming the rumors were “100% false”.

McCarron participated in practice on Monday and no official release has come from the university regarding the potential injury. McCarron completed 16-of-21 passes for 171 yards in Alabama’s 42-10 win over Missouri last Saturday.

In 2012, McCarron, a junior and second-year starter, has thrown for 1,170 yards and completed 67.4 percent of his passes while throwing 12 touchdowns and zero interceptions through six games this season.