Alabama football will likely be missing one of its top young talents on Saturday when it faces South Carolina on the road. True freshman wide receiver Lotzeir Brooks was listed as doubtful on Thursday when the Crimson Tide released its second SEC availability report of the week.

Brooks has been the Tide’s top freshman find this season. The New Jersey native has caught 15 passes for 255 yards so far this season, and has made himself a key part of Alabama’s receiver rotation, helping pick up the slack when Ryan Williams was injured earlier this season.

“This guy is just full speed all the time,” Kalen DeBoer said after Brooks made a crucial fourth-down catch to beat Missouri. “When he’s on the football field, he just loves the game. It’s not just when he’s out there running routes, it’s

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