The status of Alabama receiver and return specialist Jaylen Waddle remains "up in the air" for Monday's College Football Playoff National Championship against Ohio State, coach Nick Saban said Thursday.
Saban said that Waddle has practiced this week but will probably be a game day decision.
"I don't have any crystal ball to know," Saban said.
Waddle suffered a combination of a high-ankle sprain and fracture against Tennessee in mid-October, and he has not appeared in a game since.
Teammates John Metchie and DeVonta Smith have said Waddle has looked good since returning to practice this week, but neither would predict if he would be ready to play against the Buckeyes on Monday night (8 p.