Derrick Henry rips off 65-yard touchdown vs Mississippi State

Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott is the best quarterback in the SEC and will provide a challenge for the Alabama defense.

It all added up a to a 31-6 win for No. 2 Alabama against a game Mississippi State team, a victory that keeps the Crimson Tide (9-1, 6-1 SEC) on course atop the SEC’s Western Division. In the fourth quarter he threw only his second interception of the season, essentially ending any chance of a comeback for the Bulldogs. Prescott leads the Bulldogs on the ground, but they do have six separate guys over 100 yards this year as well.

It was a deflating loss for Mississippi State, which had climbed back into outside contention in the SEC West thanks to a four-game winning streak.

It wasn’t until the postgame press conference that Alabama’s Nick Saban could explain why he was roaming the sidelines with a prominent cut and bruise on his left cheek. He made a lot of big plays but was unable to ever get the ball into the endzone.

But Alabama proved once again that – despite an early loss – it’s not only the best team in college football, but also improving with each game.

Coker was 15-of-25 passing on the day and had a 60-yard touchdown pass to freshman sensation Calvin Ridley in the second quarter.

On returning a punt for a touchdown: “I just tried to get out there and make a spark for the team”. Orth passed for 163 yards and was intercepted twice.

The first college football game on Saturday between ranked teams features the Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi State Bulldogs on CBS Sports live TV and live online streaming.

SC avoided the shutout on a trick play with 8:59 remaining. Bama was not yet clicking, but Prescott and this pass-heavy offense could not get going. We played great defense. Derrick Henry has scored in every single game this season, to go along with that in five out of his nine games he’s posted two or more touchdowns.

Henry finished with 204 yards on 22 carries. Gus Walley has 15 catches for 109 yards and a touchdown.

All season I’ve preached about Leonard Fournette as the only true option for the Heisman Trophy. Quarterback DaMarcus Smith completed 12 of 25 passes for 103 yards. Prescott rushed for 16 yards on the next play. Safety Oren Burks had two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown. “Once we got there it just kind of stalled”. Junior De’Runnya Wilson had three catches for 38 yards. “We did a better job in the second half”. We just have to come off the ball and put hands on him. He has a rushing touchdown in 14 straight games dating back to last season.

After the Collins fumble and a subsequent three-and-out from LSU’s offense, Allen connected with receiver Dominique Reed on a wheel route.

In five games against nationally-ranked teams, the 6-foot-3, 242-pounder has averaged 173.6 yards per game, including 236 yards rushing against Texas A&M and 210 in last week’s victory over LSU. They’re on their way to their sixth straight bowl appearance, and even just getting to eight wins is a solid achievement for a program that has been a step behind the rest of the SEC for much of its history.