There appears to be some clarity on who’ll be the Texas A&M quarterback Saturday night at Alabama.

Starter Max Johnson could miss the rest of the season after breaking his hand last week at Mississippi State, Ian Fitzsimmons of ESPN Radio was first to report Thursday. The news was later confirmed by Brett McMurphy of The Action Network.

Johnson, a transfer from LSU, started the last three games and completed 60.6% of his 71 passes for three touchdowns with no interceptions.

That opens the door for Haynes King, the starter to open the season who was benched after the Aggies last to Appalachian State. King is 39-for-64 passing for 510 yards and three touchdowns but has thrown four interceptions.

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King was the starter to open the 2021 season but was injured before Zach Calzada came off the bench to beat Alabama, 41-39. Calzada has since transferred to Auburn.

No. 1 Alabama will kick off with Texas A&M at 7 p.m. CT Saturday in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The status of Alabama starting quarterback Bryce Young remains unknown as he recovers from a sprained shoulder suffered last week at Arkansas.

Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.