TUSCALOOSA, Ala. coach Nick Saban being vague about quarterback Bryce Young's status was predictable on Monday for a variety of reasons, including that he doesn't want to tip off Texas A&M about what to expect.It's due to numerous reasons including the nature of the shoulder sprain, Saban being coy with nearly everyone's injuries this season, and, well, all's fair in love and SEC football. The more Texas A&M has to prepare for Jalen Milroe, and now has to somewhat, the le s it can focus on the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. However, Young's injury impacts Alabama beyond his ability to throw a football. Arkansas was a significant barometer regarding the Crimson Tide's status and growth, not only because it was the fist SEC road game, but the Razorbacks were the first division opponent faced in 2021 i.e. a team Alabama faces every season. Plus Terence Davis Jr. Jersey , Sam Pittman's squad is pretty darn good despite having fallen out of the AP Top 25. Granted, last year's game came later in the season, the Saturday before facing Auburn, so the Crimson Tide was almost two months more into its development, which can be a lifetime in this sport. But it was the same coaches, the same quarterbacks, same schemes, with very different personnel, especially for the Alabama offense. Saban came off the field after the 42-35 victory last year and said "We left a lot of points on the board" after Young was 31-for-40, 77.5 percent, and had five touchdowns. His 559 pa sing yards were the second-most in SEC history (Mi si sippi State's K.J. Costello, 623 yards against LSU in 2020). He shattered the Crimson Tide mark of 484 set by Scott Hunter against Auburn in 1969.Jameson Williams had eight catches for 190 yards and three touchdowns, including one for 79 yards. John Metchie III also Patrick McCaw Jersey gained 173 yards on 10 catches with a touchdown. One has to wonder if Arkansas got exposed by Alabama. The Razorbacks went on to beat Mi souri and Penn State in the Outback Bowl, but the secondary has been porous this season. The Razorbacks were ranked 41st in the nation in pa s defense last year when Young lit it up and really started his Heisman Trophy run. Coming into Saturday, Arkansas was 126th in pa s defense, which is a little misleading as they're 83rd in pa s-efficiency defense.Young was carving up the Razorbacks, again, before he got hurt. The numbers (7-for-13) didn't truly show it because for every big gain there seemed to be a corresponding play in which things didn't click. On the interception, the receiver was pulled off his route, and then tipped the ball to the defender. Dropped pa ses. You get the idea. Young had the Razorbacks on their heels, yet the pa sing game still only had about a 50-50 succe s rate. Normally, Monday's practice would have been spent cleaning up those mistakes, not just mentally, but physically. How does a pa sing game do that and improve? Usually it's with reps Yuta Watanabe Jersey , and going through it again, and again, and again, and doing the play to the point that the receivers don't have to think about what they're doing. It takes the quarterback throwing the receivers the ball. Young is considered day-to-day. Mental reps? No problem. Physical ones? We don't know. Saban hinted that the quarterback wouldn't throw Monday, although it was a good sign during the game that Young did a fist pump off that shoulder in celebration when a teammate scored a touchdown.Alabama's leading receiver at Arkansas, Kobe Prentice, is a true freshman. Second in yards gained, Isaiah Bond, also a freshman. Sophomore Ja'Corey Brooks, who , didn't have a reception against the Razorbacks. Neither did tight end Cameron Latu (although both were targeted). Junior Traeshon Holden got drilled a couple of times running routes over the middle. Coming off an injury, sophomore JoJo Earle played his first game of the season. Transfer Jermaine Burton is fifth in team receiving while Tyler Harrell has yet to play. True freshman Aaron Anderson remains out as well.So who's going to throw a ball over and over to them this week? Practices are closed and Saban isn't going to tell us, which is his prerogative. He did say on Saturday that Young could have returned to the game, but didn't have the same zip on the ball, which indicates an injury that needs rest. So how much does Alabama scale back his throwing? Not just for Texas A&M, but Tenne see and Mi si sippi State before shutting him down during the bye week?The quote by Saban from his postgame pre s conference that got the most attention came from when he was asked about the offensive approach in regards to Young's injury. I dont know, I was gonna call Jimbo Fisher afterwards and tell him exactly what we would do," Terence Davis Jersey he said, and then echoed the comment on Monday. But then Saban talked about the thing that may have been his biggest concern, what if Young can't really practice? That will affect both the game preparation for Texas A&M and the development of the receivers, and offense as a whole.Look at this quote from Saban with the the part about how Young should have thrown the ball away taken out:You guys just see him throw the ball. He got us in the right protection every time so we could block their blitzes, which was critical ... He does a really good job of reading coverages, is accurate with the ball. If we get people open, hell get it to the right guy.Even if Young doesn't mi s any playing time, some damage was done to the 2022 Crimson Tide.The Nick Saban Coaching Rehab Facility otherwise known as the Alabama Crimson Tide may be on the verge of another succe s story, which should surprise absolutely no one, anywhere. Next up is offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien, whose name is already being bounced around like a roulette table ball as the coaching carousel is already spinning in a cruel fashion this year. On Sunday, Paul Chryst was let go at Wisconsin despite having an overall record of 6726, 4318 in the Big Ten, with three Big West division titles and was twice named the Big Ten Coach of the Year.Also getting pick slips have been Scott Frost at Nebraska, Herm Edwards at Arizona State, Geoff Collins from Georgia Tech, and Karl Dorrell at Colorado. Chryst was the biggest surprise, though. This was a program that Alabama was paired with to open the 2015 season at AT&T Stadium (won by the eventual national champions, 35-17), but they're set to play a home-and-home series in 2024-25. Oddsmakers have O'Brien listed Malcolm Miller Jersey second among the most likely candidates to replace Chryst, only behind interim head coach Jim Leonhard, the defensive coordinator now tasked with trying to salvage the season following a 2-3 start. It's one of those places you look at and think "Oh, that could be a good fit," especially since O'Brien was once the head coach at Penn State. He already knows the conference, and had succe s. However, he's also reportedly on Nebraska's short list of top