Alabama is 6-0 against the spread against a team with a winning record, 4-1 against the spread in their last five SEC games, and 10-4 against the spread in their last 14 neutral site games. It is the most frequent pairing since the game was created in 1992, and each team is the most frequent representative of its respective division. The week before, they needed overtime to beat Florida Atlantic at home.
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To the college football teams hoping for an Alabama loss in the SEC Championship Game so they can make the College Football Playoff – don’t count on it.
J.W. Walsh passed for 325 yards and two scores, and James Washington caught seven passes for 169 yards for the Cowboys (10-2, 7-2, No. 11 CFP).
“It’s nice to be head coach of LSU”, Miles said. The scramble turned into a touchdown pass by Coker that put the Tide up front and distanced for good. “They’re always very, very risky, so this is a unsafe team to have to play and certainly a team we’re gonna have to play our best against to be able to have a chance to be successful”.
And in the event you missed one of the swing points in the game, Auburn picked up 30 yards in penalties on an Alabama drive in the second half, with quarterback Jake Coker being hit out of bounds and Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp getting flagged 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.
“Kirby does an unbelievable job studying opponents and knows exactly what to take away from them”.
“The speed and the power and really the way Derrick goes, I think it’s a testament to Coach Saban and what they’re committed to doing, year in and year out, ” Gators coach Jim McElwain said. Henry stays modest. The way he runs even his royal Twitter handle KingHenry_2 seems modest – how many kings can you say that about? still he gives it all up to God, his teammates, and his coaches.
That doesn’t bode well for the Gators, whose offense has struggled in recent weeks after the suspension of quarterback Will Grier for using a banned substance. The Southeastern Conference championship matchup is set between the Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide.
While Alabama was the favorite going into the game, points scored in the 4th quarter display a scoring margin not necessarily reflected throughout the rest of the game.
BOWLING: Although nothing is official, UF’s loss to Florida State likely knocks the Gators out of a New Year’s Six bowl.
While bigger goals still await, Alabama (11-1) accomplished one of its biggest challenges of the season on Saturday, a win over hated rival Auburn (6-6).
Nov 28, 2015; Auburn, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide place kicker Adam Griffith (99) kicks a field goal against the Auburn Tigers in the send quarter at Jordan Hare Stadium.
The college football trophy handed to the athlete of the year is, probably, Derrick Henry’s to lose now… But in his senior year, Henry signed with Alabama, which was driving toward its second straight national title.
Here is how the two teams stack up. “Gator fans and this team deserve this”.
“It should be”, McElwain said. “We’ve got our work cut out for trying to jump on his back and slow him down”.
Saban provided some historical context to what Henry has done this year.
UF has the nation’s No. 7-ranked rushing defense (allowing 111.3 yards a game), but was just blitzed by Florida State’s Dalvin Cook, who gained 150 of his 183 yards in the fourth quarter.
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When push comes to shove, McElwain has a pretty good idea about what Saban will do.
