Michigan State safety RJ Williamson is expected to play for the Spartans against Alabama in the Cotton Bowl.
Williamson suffered a torn bicep in the fifth game of the season and has missed the entire season since. Doctors had told him he could possibly return for a bowl game and he's set to play in one, or possibly two, games for Michigan State.
"The team as a whole, when he (went) out we basically promised him that we will get to the playoffs," safety Montae Nicholson said via The State News. "We told him that 'we will make it to the playoffs for you', this being his last year, we felt like we owed him that."
Williamson had 24 tackles and two interceeptions in the first five games of the year. He's an important part of Michigan State's defense and can be a big boost for a secondary that has to worry about not getting burned by the pass if it commits too much to Alabama running back Derrick Henry.
"I expect to play as much as I did at the beginning of the season," Williamson told the News. "Whether I start or not, I feel like I'll be a big contributor to our success that night."
Williamson was the Spartans' No. 3 tackler in 2014 with 59 tackles. He had ten starts and played 13 games.
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