To their credit, the Bulldogs pulled off a nice pass right after that, with Rogers chunking one 43 yards downfield. Jalyn Armour-Davis actually outran the wide receiver and would have been in great position had the ball been thrown correctly, but it was a little underthrown and the receiver managed to make a tough, leaping catch.
I continue to contend that the underthrown deep ball is a glitch in all levels of football. The Bulldogs got another 20 yards when their receiver caught a tough pass down the right sideline, but the officials inexplicably never reviewed it, even though he clearly landed with both feet a good ways out of bounds. The defense tightened up again, though, and forced another field goal after Will Anderson utterly destroyed both the right tackle and the QB, getting charged for manslaughter in the process.
Saban did actually call a timeout to stop the clock and give his offense the chance to make a 1 minute drive, but that got ruined after the refs marked a first down pass short and he was forced to use another timeout before calling it quits and going to halftime. On the opening play of the second half, Young hit Jameson Williams on a deep curl after playaction, and the speedy transfer did the rest himself, taking it 75 yards for a score.
The Bulldog offense made one last effort to get back into the game, and managed to drive down the field on a few nice passes before Will Anderson again wrecked things and forced an immediate intentional grounding on 3rd down, and the Bulldogs settled for their 3rd field goal and their final points in the game. From there, it was pretty much ballgame as the Bulldogs totally folded.
Will Rogers took back to back sacks, and Alabama turned that into a yard catch and run touchdown from Brian Robinson when Young, again, hit him on a quick hot route against an all-out third down blitz. Alabama went into clock-kill mode for the rest of the 4th quarter, and Brian Robinson got another rushing touchdown and Traeshon Holden got a yard catch and run for the final score of the game while the Bulldog offense pretty much just gave up.
But , credit to both the players and the coaching staff: they addressed pretty much every issue from last week and, once they got things firing, they absolutely blasted Miss State for the rest of the game. Young proved over and over again he was ready for the overload and all-out blitzes, and the defense tightened up and tackled better, particularly against the running backs out of the backfield.
Of course, it really helps when a certain Will Anderson goes absolutely nuclear, notching 4 sacks, 6 tackles, a tipped pass, and probably at least 6 more QB pressures. All while getting held on nearly every player. When a pass rusher dominates like that, it really makes things easier for his teammates and coaches.
We also saw a little shuffling in the secondary. Can they maintain it going forward? That remains to be seen, but if Will Anderson continues to lead the effort like he did this week, I like their chances. And Darrian Dalcourt had some really bad whiffs up the middle leading to a couple of quick sacks.
At running back, Brian Robinson continues to totally exceed expectations, and at this point, I think he needs to be the focal point of the offense. Roydell Williams also had some nice runs today. Also, Traeshon Holden is doing his best to earn more and more playing time.
The sophomore receiver had a couple of really nice catch and runs, showcasing surprising speed to go along with his size. If he could step up as a regular contributor in the receiving group, it could take a lot of the burden off of Metchie and Williams. The receiver group as a whole cleaned things up today, with the only drop coming from tight end Cam Latu. Finally, the special teams group was fine today. James Burnip averaged 38 yards per punt, but two of his three punts were attempts to drop the ball near the endzone.
JoJo Earle nearly muffed two different fair catches, but fortunately avoided disaster. Jameson Williams had a great kick return get called back for a block in the back, and Will Reichard changed his kickoff strategy to just hitting everything into endzone, rather than risking dropping them into the right corner of the field to tempt a return every time.
The Crimson Tide women finished third while the men took sixth place. Top performers, however, were Mercy Chelangat, who won the five thousand-meter race, and freshman Flomena Asekol who finished in second behind her fellow Alabama runner.
Volleyball: Alabama at Auburn, Auburn, Ala. Ole Miss leads the SEC in yards per game with , which is over 90 more yards per game than the second-best mark and over yards more than Alabama averages currently. The Crimson Tide are sixth right now, but through four games last season what was its standing in yardage per game in the SEC?
The first person to post the correct answer on our message board, specifically in the Trivia! Must be registered to post. October 2, : Although Wallace Wade's Crimson Tide demolished Birmingham Southern in Tuscaloosa, , the seven points took on more significance than anyone expected.
The touchdown and extra point yielded to the Panthers were the only points allowed by Alabama during the regular season. Alabama went on to clinch its first national title in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, , but the Tide offense had to rally to beat Washington You might as well get used to it.
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