Live updates: Alabama football vs. Western Kentucky score, injury report and more

The Kalen DeBoer era is finally here. Alabama football is set to face off with Western Kentucky on Saturday to open the 2024 season, DeBoer’s first game as the Crimson Tide’s head coach since he replaced the retired Nick Saban in January.

Western Kentucky makes the trip to Tuscaloosa out of Conference USA. The Hilltoppers will be led by starting quarterback TJ Finley, who has previously faced off with the Tide while playing for Auburn and LSU earlier in his career.

Kickoff is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The game will be aired on ESPN.

Follow along here for live updates as the game begins.

Pregame

— Alabama has released its depth chart ahead of Saturday’s game. Here’s the offensive and defensive two-deeps.

— Offensive guard Jaeden Roberts is in uniform with a heavily padded left hand.

— Wilkin Formby goes with the first-team offensive line during pregame warmups.

— Kadyn Proctor left the field with Alabama’s training staff during warmups.

— Alabama wins the coin toss and defers to the second half. Western Kentucky will receive the opening kickoff.

1st quarter

15:00

— Touchback on the opening kickoff. WKU takes over on the Alabama 25-yard line.

— WKU’s headset communications aren’t working, so Alabama removes its as well.

— Que Robinson rocks WKU quarterback TJ Finley for a third-down sack. Hilltoppers punt, Alabama will start on its own 31.

12:50

— Elijah Pritchett gets the start at left tackle.

— Alabama goes three-and-out. Tide will punt. WKU will begin on its own 20.

11:20

— WKU begins on its own 20-yard line.

— Keon Sabb picks off Finley.

10:48

— Alabama starts out on the WKU 16.

— Jalen Milroe runs 12 yards for the first Alabama touchdown of the DeBoer era. Tide leads 7-0 with 10:07 left after the extra point.