He tossed one interception – a pick by Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey.
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Saturday’s performance against Mississippi State solidifies Henry’s spot at the top of the Heisman conversation for now. Mississippi State could not manage to avoid giving up big plays. They’re also led by Dak Prescott, the type of mobile quarterback that has given Nick Saban’s defenses trouble over the years. While the Bulldogs were dominated on Saturday by the Crimson Tide, they still have a chance to finish strong.
Mississippi State, which had an outside shot to win the division if it won this game, falls to 7-3 and has never beaten Alabama under head coach Dan Mullen. Prescott is the best quarterback in the conference and one of the best in the country.
On his first touchdown run, Henry found a seam in the middle of the field and made a 74-yard dash to the end zone.
Though I may bemoan Jake Coker, I do not believe that Mississippi State will pull out a win this week.
The SEC West race isn’t over yet, but it might as well be if No. 2 Alabama beats No. 17 Mississippi State on Saturday.
Graves kicking a perfectly accurate 50 yard field goal that fell well short eased my regret about the LSU game a little.
Western Carolina (6-3) at Texas A&M (6-3), 7 p.m. (ESPNU): The Aggies play the Catamounts for the first time and are at Kyle Field for the final time this season before finishing with SEC games at Vanderbilt and LSU.
There is a constant, of course, in the defensive line, the unit that Saban clearly defines as “the strength of our team”. “I just saw them over-pursuing so I cut back inside”. That block sprung Ridley down the sideline for the score.
Derrick Henry ran for two touchdowns and 204 yards on 22 carries. The team overall had 250 yards rushing, 55 carries, three touchdowns.
The first college football game on Saturday between ranked teams features the Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs on CBS Sports live TV and live online streaming.
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This is the best front seven in the country, and maybe the best the SEC has seen in quite a while. Sophomore Hannah Cook did most of her work behind the arc, knocking down four three pointers en route to a 14 finish. “As long as he is, he does a good job of picking his way through holes, but once he gets rolling he’s fast”. I love defense and it’s my favorite part of the game. Even with reserve running back Kenyan Drake suffering a fractured arm that could keep him out a couple of weeks, freshmen Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough figure to get a lot of reps next week against Charleston Southern. He was replaced by Tony Brown…. Prescott led the offense to the Alabama 7-yard line, but a false start pushed the ball back five yards, and Alabama’s defense converged on second and third down for sacks eight and nine of the game. Prescott has topped 300 yards passing in three straight games, and both of his favorite targets went over 100 yards receiving last week – with Fred Ross making 11 catches for 115 yards and De’Runnya Wilson adding four receptions for 102 yards.
