Alabama romps past Florida 54-16 in SEC title game

It’s 2015 all over again with the Alabama Crimson Tide taking on the Florida Gators for the SEC Championship, but oh what a difference a year makes. Florida will hope for a good bowl game. Altogether, the trio combined for 212 yards on 25 carries, an average of 8.48 yards per touch.

The game started out as if Florida might be able to give the Crimson Tide a battle. “The challenge is the next game because that’s the game we can lose, and I hate losing more than I like winning”.

The initial diagnosis for Alabama linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton doesn’t look good.

(3:32) Bo Scarborough runs it in from 2 yards out to expand Bama’s lead to 40-16.

A Florida interception was returned deep into Gators territory and the field position was converted into a field goal despite Alabama losing yards on the drive. That would be 14 potential points. Everyone is well aware of Florida’s struggles on offense, as the unit ranks 88th out of 128 FBS schools this season in offensive efficiency. Then Minkah Fitzpatrick returned an interception 44 yards for a touchdown.

Alabama led 33-9 in the second quarter, and it accomplished that without a great functioning offense. The Alabama defense will surely give the Florida offense all it can handle, so a mistake-free game for the Tide should seal a victory.

Ridley finished the game with 43 yards on four receptions, Stewart with 42 yards on three receptions and Howard with 41 yards on two receptions.

“I was really proud of the way our guys came out in the second half and played”, Alabama coach Nick Saban told CBS after theg ame.

The Crimson Tide held the advantage all over the field.

As has been the case all season, Alabama’s defense led the way, coming up with two non-offensive touchdowns that changed the momentum of this game.

As far as quarterback, McElwain said he didn’t know if he would bench Appleby, a graduate senior or burn a redshirt year for freshmen Feleipe Franks or Kyle Trask in the bowl game.

Appleby rolled to his right and fired a pass to his tight end.

Wisconsin (10-2, No. 6 CFP) earned its fourth division crown in six years with six straight victories and by posting a 3-2 mark against top-10 teams. Later he went back to Callaway for another 17 yard completion. Appleby completed yet another throw to Powell for nine more yards.

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) – Phillip Walker threw two touchdown passes and Temple stifled Navy’s running game as the Owls claimed their first American Athletic Conference title. The Crimson Tide has won 25 straight games, four of the last five SEC Championships and now has the chance to win its fifth national title since 2009.

Alabama is playing in a completely different stratosphere, and if Florida State can do what it did to Florida, imagine what the Tide will do.

“You can think that but at the end of the day in football, in life, you have to play the hand that you are dealt”, said Davis. A quick slant from Appleyby to Powell went for 10 more yards.

On his third drive, Hurts found sophomore wideout Calvin Ridley for a 52-yard gain to the 9.

Against the Seminoles, Florida went 0 for 12 on third-down conversions.

Bo Scarbrough led the rushing attack with a couple of big runs. On the first one the Gators faced Saturday, they converted a 3rd and 13, and added two more third-down successes on the way to the touchdown.