Alabama football running back Jam Miller is back.
Miller, who missed Alabama’s SEC Championship Game loss to Georgia because of a leg injury, played 18 snaps in the Crimson Tide’s College Football Playoff first-round win over Oklahoma, according to Pro Football Focus. And as Alabama prepares for Indiana and the CFP quarterfinal in the Rose Bowl, Miller is ready to go.
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“I’m fine now. I’m 100 percent healthy,” Miller said on Saturday, December 27. “Just being able to be in the game with the team, it’s always a great feeling, just being with the brothers.”
Miller had seven carries for 11 yards against the Sooners on Friday, December 19. He also played four pass-blocking snaps.
Miller credited Alabama’s “great coaching staff” with helping him get “my body back in order.” And he’s ready to go all out against a Hoosiers run defense that’s allowing 77.62 yards per game and 2.89 yards per carry.
“It’s all about preparation,” Miller said of Alabama’s running game which has been mostly ineffective. “It all starts in practice. It’s about building the relationship with the O-line and just working with each other to get that running game going.”
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No. 9 Alabama will start against No. 1 Indiana in the Rose Bowl at 3:10 p.m. CT on Thursday, January 1.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at cgay@gannett.com or follow it @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Alabama RB Jam Miller ‘100% healthy’ for 2026 Rose Bowl vs. Indiana
