Ultimately, though, his legs made a big difference in the comeback, as he finished with 18 carries for 146 yards, in addition to completing 19 of 31 passes for 158 yards. He’ll make his first road start on Saturday.
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Alabama possibly has never had more motivation to beat a team than it has for Ole Miss. Central Time at Bryant-Dennny Stadium and the game will be televised by The SEC Network.
Be proactive – Use the “Flag as Inappropriate” link at the upper right corner of each comment to let us know of abusive posts. In receiving, Markell Pack had 46 yards and a touchdown in 3 receptions while Evan Engram added 43 yards in 2 catches.
The top-ranked Crimson Tide didn’t handle the last one against the only team to beat them the last two seasons, losing to MS last season in a turnover-filled shootout.
Alabama also has several key defenders who will be suiting up inside Vaught-Hemingway for the first time, most notably sophomore defensive backs Minkah Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Harrison and Marlon Humphrey. If Alabama continues to make unforced errors and the Rebel defense can keep a lid on an explosive Crimson Tide offense, Kelly is talented enough to lead his team to yet another upset win.
Skinny: Quarterbacks are a topic of conversation for both teams.
Nick Saban, Alabama head coach, had the Crimson Tide firing on all cylinders on Saturday. This is the Tide at their worst, and they’re almost unbeatable.
Especially coming off a 12-penalty performance last week against Western Kentucky – 10 of which were on offense – which gave the Crimson Tide an SEC-worst 16 penalties through the first two weeks of the season.
Two years ago, this matchup was seen as a mismatch that favored Alabama. So this play ended up being a very vital one for Alabama.
Alabama has signed the nation’s top recruiting class each of the last six years, according to composite rankings of recruiting websites compiled by 247Sports.
The last program to defeat a Saban-coached team three straight years was Purdue in the late 1990s, when Saban was at Michigan State. “I talked about this after the game and after viewing the film”. “You’ve got to open it up, and I think we’re going to do some great things on the ground as well as in the air”. But if you think we’re going to line up and rush for 300 yards against this team, that doesn’t happen.
Freeze said he doesn’t talk Xs and Os with Saban.
TRIPLE THREAT: Hurts has plenty of experienced targets in the passing game, led by receivers Calvin Ridley, ArDarius Stewart and tight end O.J. Howard. Hurts backed up by redshirt freshman Blake Barnett. Can Haynes be that disruptive force that disrupts freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts’ rhythm?
The one thing I like about Jalen Hurts is that he’s got a good disposition to play the next play. Instead, they’re 1-2 entering another big game against Georgia next week. Freeze notes that won’t be easy.
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The Tide responded with a four-play, 75 yard drive, highlighted by a 67-yard run by Damien Harris, that was capped by a one-yard TD plunge by Bo Scarborough that gave Alabama a 34-27 lead. The Crimson Tide ran for 334 yards. “I believe in our guys that we can”.
