TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — When it comes to University of Alabama football, false alarms and overreactions can be part of everyday life, especially during the late-afternoon hours when the Crimson Tide practice.
Just a couple of weeks ago, for example, word had it left tackle Cam Robinson had suffered a major foot injury that could possibly sideline him indefinitely. In reality, he had endured nothing more than a mild knee sprain and didn’t even miss a day.
“All it was was a scare,” Robinson said Wednesday evening. “The injury wasn’t serious.”
The Grand Poobah of runaway rumors occurred about 10 years ago, when quarterback Brodie Croyle had supposedly been kidnapped during a trip to South America to hunt doves.