TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — No. 8 Alabama might be without starting guard Jaeden Roberts for its season opener at Florida State on Saturday.

Roberts, a fifth-year senior who has started 21 games over the past two seasons, missed the last two weeks of practice and remains in the NCAA concussion protocol.

“(Jaeden)’s in question with what he’s going through with the protocol,” coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday. “He’s progressing, so we’ll kind of see here.”

If Roberts can't play, Alabama would turn to senior Geno VanDeMark. VanDeMark played in all 13 games last season for the Crimson Tide, including one start. He has appeared in 31 career games, with nine starts.

“We threw him out there for a couple series a game last year,” DeBoer said. “And he did a great job. We’ve referred to him as a Swiss

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