Alabama Crimson Tide winger Josh Jobe has surgery to play for the College Soccer Round

Alabama there will be no starting angle Josh Jobe Sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

Jobe, who passed the 2021 NFL draft to return to Crimson Tide No. 1 for one more season, will not be available to play No. 4 Cincinnati in the CFP semi-finals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on New Year’s Eve (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, and the ESPN App).

He will also miss the January 10 CFP National Championship presented by AT&T if the Crimson Tide beats the Bearcats.

Jobe, a senior from Miami, suffered a toe injury in the final month of the season, according to coach Nick Saban.

Jobe has started 24 games over the past two seasons, including 11 of 12 competitions this year. He has 31 tackles, one tackle to lose, six saves and two interceptions. He had a crucial interception in the fourth quarter of Tide’s 24-22 win last Auburn in the Iron Bowl on November 27 and had seven tackles in a 41-24 . win Georgia in the SEC championship game.

Freshman Kool-Aid McKinstry, who has played all 12 games and made four appearances this season, will most likely replace Jobe in the starting lineup. McKinstry is ranked as the No. 40 prospect in the ESPN 300 in 2021. Starting at the corner Jalyn Armor-Davis, who missed the last two games with a hip injury, is also expected to return to the knockout stages.

Jobe is the second Alabama player to suffer a season-ending injury this week. Lead John Metchie tore the ACL in his left knee during a non-contact match during the first half of the SEC Championship on Saturday. He leads the Tide with 96 catches and has 1,142 yards with eight touches.

On3 Sports was the first to report on Jobe’s surgery.