“It was an unbelievable game for fans to watch”, the 64-year-old Saban said with a wry smile. Things might have changed a bit since 1969 when Saban was a freshman, but the hard transition between high school and college has stood the test of time. Saban’s praise of the performance included “buts”.
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At Alabama, the initial eye-opening experience typically comes during that dreaded first workout.
“There are no downshifts”, Crimson Tide linebacker Ryan Anderson said. “I thought, ‘Wow, these four years going to be like this, it’s going to be a long four years”‘. After consecutive seasons of starting SEC play by controlling its destiny with wins over Alabama, the 23rd-ranked Rebels are looking up in the standings with the teeth of the season approaching.
Hurts became the first Alabama quarterback to rush for 100-plus yards in a game since 2001.
If Stewart is unable to play, 6-foot-5 junior Cam Sims or versatile freshman Trevon Diggs could be in line to take over some of his responsibilities.
MS took a 24-3 lead with 2:47 remaining in the first half after defensive end Marquis Haynes’ big hit on Hurts, forcing a fumble that fellow defensive lineman John Youngblood scooped up and ran 44 yards for a touchdown.
“Obviously, North Dakota State beating Iowa, which is a ranked team, this happens every week, and it happens because the teams that they are playing don’t have the proper respect”. “Jalen is a little bit like that”. A considerable portion of Alabama’s losses occurred in either postseason play or in its rivalry game against Auburn – both of which are not immediately followed by another matchup.
Hurts’ teammates said the three-touchdown deficit, tied for the largest the Tide has ever overcome, did not affect the young quarterback at all. That the Tide almost matched this explosiveness in the game is interesting, but in looking at big plays, there’s obviously a difference in the 12+ yard runs that Alabama was putting up versus the long-bomb completions that Kelly and the Ole Miss receivers managed.
“He was just like, ‘I still got y’all’s back”. “He didn’t let it affect him at all”.
You can argue “it has only been three games”, but there has never been a player quite like Jackson in college football history.
FLORIDA: The Gators will be without quarterback Luke Del Rio as it begins a stretch of seven straight Southeastern Conference games. The Jacob Eason to Isaiah McKenzie connection has also been powerful through the air, they’ve combined for 305 yards and four touchdowns on 18 completions to date. He ran the ball 28 times for 147 yards which is just over 5 yards per carry.
Last week featured some new faces as well. The third quarter, well, it was dogshit.
“He’s making great progress”, Saban said of Carter.
The three scores Saturday were the 49th, 50th and 51st non-offensive touchdowns of the Nick Saban era and continues a trend where defense and special teams provide momentum-shifting plays for the Tide.
The Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) are coming from a 48-43 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels in week 3. “We’re big on, ‘What can I do today that proves my commitment to help us get to wherever we’re going, whatever that is'”. Just the hits you take play after play, they really add up once you get to the fourth quarter. It was also the 10 time, New Mexico State had given up at least 52 points to an SEC opponent.
It’s only three weeks into the regular season, but Alabama already has two impressive wins.
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Of that group, Ridley and Fitzpatrick earned Freshman All-American honors. Mark Richt had the Canes prepared for a raucous setting at Appalachian State, and the Canes were dominant from the first play, an 80-yard touchdown run, to the last in a 45-10 win. “We’re going to practice this week like we’re preparing for the national championship”.
