A touchdown pass to Stringfellow, followed by a recoverd onside kick by Ole Miss and a touchdown pass to A.J. Brown on the next play cut Alabama’s advantage to 48-43 with just less than three minutes to go.
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Let’s start with the game that took a lot of people by surprise: Ole Miss vs. Alabama in Oxford. And when his Tide looked to be in control and leading No. 19 MS by 18 points in the fourth quarter, ‘Bama almost blew it.
The in-game video presentation drew cheers from ardent fans in Beaver Stadium, but also drew criticism from some who said honoring Paterno is insensitive to victims in the school’s sex abuse scandal.
No. 5 Clemson 59, South Carolina St. 0: Deshaun Watson threw three early touchdown passes in Clemson’s rout in the game that both coaches made a decision to shorten. “We didn’t play that bad on defense, but then we’d have mental errors, gave up explosive plays and sometimes didn’t play the ball very well in the deep part of the field”.
“Robert (Foster) will play some, but the guy that’s been playing really well for us is Cam Sims, so we would play him as well”, Saban said.
Lamar Jackson ran for four touchdowns and threw for another as No.10 Louisville poured it on for a 63-20 victory over No.2 Florida State on Saturday, the most points ever allowed by the Seminoles.
After Ole Miss’ gut-wrenching 48-43 loss to No. 1 Alabama in front of the largest crowd to ever watch a football game in the state of MS (66,176), the Rebels became the first Power 5 team in the last 10 years to lose two games after holding leads of 21 points.
Leading up to Saturday’s game against Ole Miss, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban asked his players how much they loved the game of football and teammates. By the time Harris stopped stomping 67 yards up the middle of the field, Alabama set up camp at the Ole Miss 1-yard line, where Bo Scarbrough could spill over.
Passing offense: C – Alabama continued to take shots downfield, but Hurts’ passing wasn’t almost as dynamic as we’ve seen from him already this season.
Defensive end Marquis Haynes, whose sack on Hurts led to Youngblood’s touchdown, says it’s effort and focus.
But Alabama responded. The Tide needed just three plays and 37 seconds to pull within 24-10 after Calvin Ridley ran for a 6-yard score.
Returned the first punt of his career 85 yards for a critical late-second quarter touchdown. His return with 1:05 remaining was the second key piece in overcoming the 21-point deficit.
Hurts became the first Alabama quarterback to rush for 100-plus yards in a game since 2001.
The game was such a mismatch that the Tigers (3-0) scored two touchdowns in the first quarter with no time running off the clock.
Top-rated and unbeaten Alabama coaches named nine Players of the Week following the team’s 48-43 win at then-No. The last 21 point turnaround, in 1989, against Ole Miss.
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss is painfully finding out just how valuable every single second of a 60-minute football game is.
NO. 9 WISCONSIN 23, GEORGIA STATE 17: Backup quarterback Alex Hornibrook led Wisconsin on three scoring drives in the second half, helping the sluggish Badgers beat Georgia State.
Alabama continues to prove that it is the premier team in the SEC.
Yet again, Alabama showed America why it is the class of college football in a massive comeback win over Ole Miss.
NOTES: Alabama WR ArDarius Stewart left the game with a sprained knee.
It’s the third time in four games that the Rebels will face a top-11 ranked opponent. A couple of well-earned days off from practice, as Alabama gets back to work ahead of Saturday’s non-conference game against Kent State – Saban’s alma mater – beginning Tuesday.
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Again: If the Rebels couldn’t beat the Crimson Tide Saturday, what chance does anyone else in the SEC have?
