Alabama Football Player Shot

College football's opening week should be about celebration but its taken a rough turn after an Alabama football player was shot Monday night. Senior defensive end Brandon Deaderick was shot in the arm in an apparent robbery outside a Tuscaloosa apartment complex.

The Tuscaloosa News says his injuries aren't life-threatening which is great news but authorities are actively searching for his attacker and appear to have made an arrest. It was anticipated Deaderick would be a starter this season on a loaded Alabama defense but obviously, his physical recovery could take him away from Saturdays for a while.

This story will certainly make headlines up to and through Saturday as Alabama is involved in one of the weekend's showcase games, playing Virginia Tech Saturday night.