Fournette says loss to Alabama “not the end of the world”

Alabama erased any doubt with a dominating performance in a win over LSU.

The Crimson Tide held LSU running back Leonard Fournette, considered the Heisman frontrunner, to 31 yards on 19 carries.

The Bulldogs met together as a team for the first time Sunday night and Mullen’s wife, Megan, invited the freshmen class to their home that evening so they could all remain together. That’s four wacky finishes – MI State on the blocked punt, Georgia Tech on the returned block field goal, Miami on the eight-lateral kickoff – in as many weeks. Against Alabama, at least one blocker was overwhelmed on nearly every snap and Fournette had no chance.

There was nary a hole for the tailback to run through. The time is ripe for a State upset of Bama, particularly since it does not go into the game in the rare air of No. 1 that it couldn’t quite handle last season. The sophomore sensation had averaged 193.1 yards per game entering the contest. They’ve experienced it. I think it’s a more relaxed or confident feeling about having to play. “I wish I knew exactly how to punch those buttons”. “It just wasn’t our game, our day”.

To underscore the point, he made it clear, firmly but gently, he didn’t want to talk about the game any more as the No. 9-ranked Tigers (7-1, 4-1 in SEC) prepare to play Arkansas Saturday in Tiger Stadium.

Auburn and quarterback Jeremy Johnson looked like the contender they were expected to be in the preseason Saturday in a 26-10 win over No. 19 Texas A&M.

“We feel like he’ll be OK”, Saban said.

“Since Ole Miss lost, we’re kind of back in control of what happens from here on out”, Lee said, per USA Today’s Thomas O’Toole. You can’t put all the blame on everybody else – not even the coaches.

Before we look at those numbers, let’s ask ourselves: why? State would go on to post four consecutive winning seasons and capture the SEC West Championship in 1998, while defeating the Tide in three of those four years. The Bulldogs have now won four straight games and covered the spread in their last three games, averaging 40.8 points per game on offense while allowing only 16.5 points per game on defense over the four-game stretch. “We put it to bed pretty early Sunday afternoon, those guys knew we had a very tall task in front of us”.

To rebel against the long national bias against defenders, one ought to consider Carl Nassib, the Penn State defensive end who leads the nation – and leads the nation by a mile – in sacks, tackles for loss and forced fumbles. So long as quarterback Jake Coker takes care of the ball, Alabama will be in good shape.

The Alabama Crimson Tide handled their business in a statement win over the LSU Tigers last week.

“Still a lot of football to play”, Miles said Monday at his weekly press luncheon.

” … We have to come together and stay as hungry as we were when we were 7-0″. Everybody had an error on their part. “He told us that we were not out of it and to keep fighting until the season was over”. That would be spectacular, but in these roads you have a couple of bumps. It’s all about how you come back from them. It happens, happens to the best of us.

The weekend was not a total loss.

Oklahoma State wide receiver James Washington (28) leaps up for a pass in front of TCU safety Nick Orr (18) in the third quarter of an NCAA college football game in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, November 7, 2015. But SC can salvage something with an upset win over Florida this week.

Red Rock Casino sportsbook director Jason McCormick said, “But Fournette had attracted the most money”. I’m proud of the work I did. I think he just decided that if that guy was going to be that low, I’m just going to pop over the top.

Miles did a few quick math concerning Fournette’s jersey and the helmet he signed.