“Once he gets rolling, he’s fast”. “Faster than people think and faster than he looks”.
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Running back Derrick Henry has 218 carries for 1,254 yards and 17 touchdowns, plus 8 catches for 69 yards.
“They weren’t really doing anything special”, Mullen said. We’ve gotta communicate. We’ve gotta do things better. All three of the Crimson Tide’s offensive touchdowns in its 31-6 win over the Bulldogs came on explosive plays.
It was a deflating loss for Mississippi State, which had climbed back into outside contention in the SEC West thanks to a four-game winning streak. Wilson was injured while making a tackle after Marlon Humphry intercepted Dak Prescott. The Tide also had a 69-yard punt return touchdown in the second quarter. Griffith’s field goal was good from 42 yards out, giving Alabama a 24-3 margin less than five minutes into the second half. The Bulldogs had many chances to walk away with points and a two-possession lead, but they failed to make it happen. “I wanted to do my job”.
Later in the second, Coker found Ridley who turned a short pass into a 60-yard touchdown behind blocks from Kenyan Drake and ArDarius Stewart. Dorceus carried 26 times for 116 yards with a score and a fumble. The senior quarterback has thrown for 2,351 yards with 18 touchdowns to just one interception.
The Tide rarely blitzed, Saban said. They had 379 yards and 200 of them were on three plays. I’m proud of our team.
Mississippi State will face Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Henry’s two 60-plus runs pushed him to 204 rushing yards, the most of any back against Mississippi State.
Henry’s next 14 carries went for 47 yards. Near the end of the first half, the Bulldogs’ offense was on the move again but Alabama picked up its fifth and sixth sacks to push Mississippi State out of scoring range. Postma immediately delivered, hitting four of his first five throws, including a 30-yard scoring strike to Linell Bonner to put Houston on the board.
While Prescott’s numbers haven’t changed a whole lot since last season from an efficiency standpoint, his team does walk into this game with two more losses than they did previous year.
“It’s pretty simple how the game works”. He was able to walk over to the sidelines before being carted off of the field.
Alabama’s defense sacked Prescott nine times, meaning the Crimson Tide had more sacks than the Bulldogs had points. Defensive end Jonathan Allen had three quarterback sacks among his seven tackles. “Any time you have an emotional win, you have to get your team ready to respond the right way and make sure they’re focused on what they need to do just as well the next week – or better”, Alabama coach Nick Saban told reporters. With the talent in Starkville now, especially at the quarterback position, one has to wonder if the win did not come Saturday, when will it come. With 300 yards through the air, the Bulldogs’ signal caller finished with a rather impressive stat line.
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Saban demands excellence, which was displayed when he nitpicked his team’s flaws despite having just won by a 31-6 margin, improving to 9-1 overall.
