Auburn answered on the ensuing possession.
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With the way Florida has been playing the past few weeks, Alabama is the clear favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title. Miles received loud cheers from the Tiger Stadium crowd and after the game was carried from midfield to the northwest corner by DT Christian LaCouture and OT Vadal Alexander where the band played the LSU alma mater.
Still, the execution was off for the Alabama football time.
Florida avoided its first shutout in the Swamp since 1988 when FSU quarterback Sean Maguire recovered a fumble in the end zone for a safety with 8:58 remaining. “And then when Auburn scored it made it a little closer”.
“It’s just another field goal”, Griffith said. If Florida were to pull off the upset, it would give Alabama their second loss. Back then, the SEC champion was a virtually automatic entry in the title game.
“Roll Tide!” said five-year-old Ashley Carpenter. Griffith was five of five on the day, kicking a 47 yarder and a 50 yarder. Henry is coming off a monster 271-yard, one-touchdown, 46-carry game against Auburn on Saturday. With the extra point, Alabama took a 19-6 lead. Henry, meanwhile, just did more of the same against Auburn (6-6, 2-6).
“He says, “Coach, I’m good”.
Romond Deloatch caught a touchdown for the Owls, who will play at No. 21 Houston for the AAC title on Saturday with a New Year’s Six bowl bid possibly at stake. His 13-yard run late in the third gave the Buckeyes an 18-point cushion and his 17-yarder midway through the fourth ended the scoring.
Holcombe had a tackle on an Auburn punt return.
The Florida Gators finished the regular season at 10-2 but their play has been sketchy since the suspension of starting QB Will Grier.
Alabama RB Derrick Henry celebrates beating Auburn in the Iron Bowl.
Forty-six carries is too many for a player like Henry, who has a potentially lucrative National Football League career ahead of him.
He said he thought it could’ve gone for 60 yards. The touchdown continued Henry’s record of 17 consecutive game with a touchdown. That makes 1,797 yards (#1 in the country) on the season, to go with his Alabama record 22 touchdowns (also #1 in the country). When the Heisman finalists are invited to NY next week, Henry will become the fifth invitee from Alabama in the last seven years, along with Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, AJ McCarron and Amari Cooper. However, Johnson was sacked three times, costing the Tigers 32 yards.
Alabama’s run defense, considered one of the best around, was an obstacle.
The Heisman Trophy candidate produced his fourth 200-yard game of the season against an SEC defense. Peyton Barber only gained 29-yards against the Tide. Kelly threw two touchdown passes – both to Damore’ea Stringfellow – and ran for another score, and Tony Bridges returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown.
As good as Henry is, the Gators’ biggest challenge probably will be trying to make first downs and somehow sustain drives against a dominant Tide defense that is considered an upgrade from the Florida State defense that shut out the Florida offense Saturday night. Florida is 4-0 against the spread following a loss, 4-0 against the spread in their last four neutral site games, and 9-3 against the spread against a team with a winning record.
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Auburn drops to 6-6 on the season and will finish the season at the bottom of the SEC West standings.
