The second best team in the league has four losses.
Advertisement
“He’s a tough guy – he’ll be all right”, Allen said with a grin.
Dak had 300 yards passing in the game. The punt-return TD was the first of Jones’ career and Alabama’s first since Christion Jones versus Tennessee Chattanooga in November 2013 (75 yards).
Alabama has struggled this season in follow-up games to big wins. “I would never trade my team for anything in the world”.
Henry sealed the game with a 65-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.
“We just keep fighting; that’s what we do”, Holloway said. 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. They had the box loaded most of the time. “We get our team back on track and looking forward to hosting Arkansas this coming Saturday”. He made a lot of big plays but was unable to ever get the ball into the endzone. 2 in yards (1,254) with 5.8 yards per carry and at least one touchdown in every game. Brandon Holloway was in the backfield most of the game and went on underneath routes.
On the victory: “It was a great victory”.
We all know Nick Saban has to be a bit pleased with the way things are playing out in Tuscaloosa. “I’ve gotta get the ball out of my hand”.
Alabama didn’t even need to rush extra defenders, as it consistently pressured and harassed Prescott with just the pressure from its three-man defensive front and the hybrid “JACK” who flips from linebacker to defensive line. However, when it had to happen, Alabama made plays, and Mississippi State did not. “I wanted to do my job”.
Alabama hosts Chattanooga next Saturday before a showdown at Auburn in the Iron Bowl in two weeks. They kept them in the pocket. They handed it back to Alabama on the 2-yard line after the defense pushed Prescott back for a loss on fourth down.
On Dak Prescott: “Dak is probably the best mobile quarterback in the country with the way he moves”. We have improved every week with a young football team. You can’t do that and expect to win. Give them credit for following a plan to win. They man up and force you to make really good plays time and time again. Late in the game, Wilson was injured and carted of the field, although afterward coach Dan Mullen said that he did not believe the injury was serious. One of the things you want to do is protect the quarterback to be able to throw the football. They have the best defense in America to go along with it. It is going to be a huge challenge for us. It’ll be paramount for his linemen to give him ample time in the pocket against Alabama’s elite-at-all-levels defense.
Advertisement
The Crimson Tide managed 34 yards and no points in the first quarter, but Alabama used Cryus Jones’ 69-yard punt return for a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead with 10 minutes, 44 seconds remaining in the second quarter. “My teammates were finding me and I just wanted to finish”. There is not much positive that can be said about the performance of the offensive line in this one.
