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Alabama LB Deontae Lawson ruled out with lower body injury

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Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson has been ruled out for the remainder of the Crimson Tide's Week 13 visit to Oklahoma with a lower body injury, an Alabama spokesperson told ESPN.

Lawson, the Crimson Tide's second-leading tackler, was helped off the field in the second quarter Saturday night and later went to the locker room alongside several members of Alabama's medical staff. Senior linebacker Justin Jefferson entered the game in Lawson's place before halftime.

The loss of Lawson is a significant blow to an Alabama defense that was allowed 205 rushing yards before halftime Saturday.