Alabama's top rusher suffers career-ending injury

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA - Alabama&#39;s leading rusher Ahmaad Galloway will miss the rest of the season after tearing ligaments in his left knee against Southern Mississippi Saturday night. <br> <br> Galloway, a senior captain, led the team in rushing last season and had a team-high 257 yards and four touchdowns before going down with torn ACL and MCL ligaments late in the 20-7 victory. <br> <br> ``It&#39;s an unfortunate loss for us,&#39;&#39; coach Dennis Franchione said Sunday. ``Ahmaad was a tremendous leader on this football team and a little bit the heart and soul of this team. <br> <br> ``We will miss him in so many aspects, and some of the biggest ones were the special intangibles that he brought to this team.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Quarterback Tyler Watts suffered a sprained left foot on the game&#39;s opening series and sat out the rest of the way. Franchione has a policy of not commenting on injuries unless they are season-ending, and wouldn&#39;t discuss Watts&#39; status. <br> <br> Alabama (3-1, 1-0 SEC) could use him Saturday night at Arkansas (2-0, 0-0). Redshirt freshman Brodie Croyle struggled in relief, going 4 of 15 for 15 yards and had two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown. <br> <br> Galloway, scheduled to graduate in December, had 1,830 career rushing yards and 17 touchdowns. <br> <br> He was the SEC&#39;s 10th-leading rusher despite splitting carries with Shaud Williams, Santonio Beard and Ray Hudson. The Tide had 64 rushes for 351 yards against the Golden Eagles and rank ninth nationally in rushing offense. <br> <br> ``We&#39;re fortunate that we have other tailbacks that are very capable,&#39;&#39; said Franchione, who had declined to comment on Galloway&#39;s injury after the game. ``It&#39;ll be very interesting to see who steps up and tries to replace the heart and soul of our team. <br> <br> ``Our whole team was saddened by his injury,&#39;&#39; Franchione said. ``When you lose someone, you&#39;ve got to close ranks, tighten your belt, and everyone&#39;s got to make up for areas of loss there.&#39;&#39;