MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama longsnapper Carson Tinker was injured in the storms that bombarded Tuscaloosa and other parts of the state.
Crimson Tide spokesman Jeff Purinton said Thursday that the junior was in stable condition at DCH Regional Medical Center. He didn’t specify the nature of his injuries.
It was the only injury reported as of Thursday afternoon involving a University of Alabama athlete. The statewide death total – which includes 36 people in Tuscaloosa, two of whom were UA students – continues to rise.
Alabama canceled athletic director Mal Moore’s charity golf tournament and a Crimson Caravan fundraiser in Atlanta.
Auburn’s national championship football team postponed a trip to the White House with President Barack Obama set to visit the state on Friday.
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