Alabama believes Canadian receiver John Metchie III suffered a torn ACL in the Crimson Tide's 41-24 Southeastern Conference championship win over No. 1 Georgia on Saturday, ESPN's Mark Schlabach reports.
Metchie is expected to miss the College Football Playoff.
Metchie, from Brampton, Ont., walked gingerly off the field in Atlanta on the final drive before halftime after a non-contact injury. He had grabbed at his left knee.
Metchie was down and grabbing his left knee before Young even got to him.
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Metchie had six catches for 97 yards and a touchdown before suffering the injury.
He and Jameson Williams had both topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season entering the game.
Metchie is a 2022 NFL Draft prospect.
Meanwhile, Bryce Young stunningly carved up the nation's top-rated defence, giving Nick Saban and Alabama a shot at another national championship.
Young threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide rolled over No. 1 Georgia, a result that likely sends both powerhouse programs to the four-team College Football Playoff.
Young set SEC championship records with 421 yards passing and 461 yards total offence.
Georgia (12-1, No. 1 CFP) cruised through the regular season, barely challenged and a unanimous choice as the nation's No. 1 team for the past two months. The Bulldogs boasted a fearsome defensive unit that had allowed only 6.9 points a game.
Young made them look like a scout team, surely bolstering his Heisman Trophy chances as well as moving on to an even bigger game on the final day of 2021.
The playoff field will be announced Sunday, with the semifinals set for the Orange and Cotton bowls on Dec. 31.
Alabama (12-1, No. 3 CFP) had six offensive scoring drives -- five covering at least 75 yards, the other 62 -- and finished with a staggering 536 yards against a team that was giving up just under 231 per game.
-- With files from The Associated Press.
