Alabama tops No. 1 Mississippi State 25-20 on Saturday.
I'll be writing more about this tonight, but it's three games and three big-time drives fueled by Blake Sims leading to three wins. Two huge scrambles to pick up first downs. Another patient checkdown to Yeldon for the first one. The offense wasn't pretty, but Sims has been absolutely clutch for the Crimson Tide the past three games and a huge part of where they are at now.
Not that I need to tell you this, but Alabama is firmly in the thick of the playoff race now.
-T.J. Yeldon looked fine in the early going. Derrick Henry continues to run with some decisiveness, carrying that over from the LSU game.
-Alabama did a great job bottling up the Mississippi State run game in the first half. None of the jet sweep stuff worked, Prescott couldn't get going (more on that in Kelly Ward's story in a bit). His first 10 carries: 3, 1, 6, 6, 1, -1, 4, -4, 0, 0. He wasn't bottled up nearly as well in the second half, but three interceptions was enough to get the win.
-Amari Cooper's touchdown is why you don't cover him one on one, especially in the redzone. MSU was the No. 1 redzone defense in the nation coming in, but a shocking coverage plan on that play. Easy throw and read there.
JK Scott has easily been one of this teams top 4-5 players this year. Without a doubt.
DeAndrew White was limited with a hamstring issue at one point but returned to the game. ArDarius Stewart filled in nicely, though. He had just 23 snaps in SEC play coming into tonight and he probably got at least half that with White out. Had a couple catches for 25 yards.
Alabama offense really seemed lost in the third quarter. Lots of off-target throws, nothing consistent on the ground. Credit to MSU's defense obviously, but Tide seemed really out of rhythm until Sims' game-winning drive.
More Jekyll and Hyde on field goals with Griffith going 1 for 2. The miss seemed costly as Alabama led by just 6 instead of 9 before Sims' big drive in the fourth.
May be overlooked, but a great game from Nick Perry.
There was a point during the second half in which the Alabama offense was 2 for 10 on third downs. It finished 5 for 14, including a few clutch ones picked up on the score that put the game out of reach.
That was the most points ever scored by a Dan Mullen MSU team vs. Alabama.
D.C. Reeves
https://alabama.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=427&tid=206607089&mid=206607089&sid=885&style=2
I'll be writing more about this tonight, but it's three games and three big-time drives fueled by Blake Sims leading to three wins. Two huge scrambles to pick up first downs. Another patient checkdown to Yeldon for the first one. The offense wasn't pretty, but Sims has been absolutely clutch for the Crimson Tide the past three games and a huge part of where they are at now.
Not that I need to tell you this, but Alabama is firmly in the thick of the playoff race now.
-T.J. Yeldon looked fine in the early going. Derrick Henry continues to run with some decisiveness, carrying that over from the LSU game.
-Alabama did a great job bottling up the Mississippi State run game in the first half. None of the jet sweep stuff worked, Prescott couldn't get going (more on that in Kelly Ward's story in a bit). His first 10 carries: 3, 1, 6, 6, 1, -1, 4, -4, 0, 0. He wasn't bottled up nearly as well in the second half, but three interceptions was enough to get the win.
-Amari Cooper's touchdown is why you don't cover him one on one, especially in the redzone. MSU was the No. 1 redzone defense in the nation coming in, but a shocking coverage plan on that play. Easy throw and read there.
JK Scott has easily been one of this teams top 4-5 players this year. Without a doubt.
DeAndrew White was limited with a hamstring issue at one point but returned to the game. ArDarius Stewart filled in nicely, though. He had just 23 snaps in SEC play coming into tonight and he probably got at least half that with White out. Had a couple catches for 25 yards.
Alabama offense really seemed lost in the third quarter. Lots of off-target throws, nothing consistent on the ground. Credit to MSU's defense obviously, but Tide seemed really out of rhythm until Sims' game-winning drive.
More Jekyll and Hyde on field goals with Griffith going 1 for 2. The miss seemed costly as Alabama led by just 6 instead of 9 before Sims' big drive in the fourth.
May be overlooked, but a great game from Nick Perry.
There was a point during the second half in which the Alabama offense was 2 for 10 on third downs. It finished 5 for 14, including a few clutch ones picked up on the score that put the game out of reach.
That was the most points ever scored by a Dan Mullen MSU team vs. Alabama.
D.C. Reeves
https://alabama.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=427&tid=206607089&mid=206607089&sid=885&style=2
