Every Alabama Touchdown From The Crimson Tide’s 30-12 Win Over Auburn
Next week in Atlanta against No. 15 Florida will be another test, and Alabama would like to see him show more poise and perform better at the beginning of the game.
With less than 30 second left in the half, Griffith added his second field goal of the day.
Alabama’s offense will face a tough test next week when the team travels to take on Florida Gators and its fifth-ranked defense in the SEC Championship.
This won’t go down well with Auburn fans, but the truth rarely does: at this point, the Iron Bowl is an afterthought for Alabama. Alabama unexpectedly came out throwing in the first half, which was successful outside of the two interceptions.
Tied at 3-3 late in the first quarter, Jalen Hurts and Damien Harris gave Alabama a lead they wouldn’t give up.
Even though it was a decisive victory on the scoreboard, it was more emphatic in the statistics. Bo Scarbrough got the Alabama offense moving in the right direction to start the Crimson Tide’s first drive of the second half.
Auburn offense: Just plain frightful.
Watson and the Tigers also wiped out memories of their last Death Valley game, a stunning, 43-42 loss to underdog Pitt Clemsons first home loss in more than three years. He picked up 10 more yards before Hurts took the drive over with his legs, capping the drive with a 4-yard touchdown run.
OXFORD, Miss. – Nick Fitzgerald ran for career-high 258 yards and two touchdowns and also threw three touchdown passes to lead Mississippi State over Mississippi 55-20 in the Egg Bowl on Saturday night. The Tide finished with a 45:39 run-pass ratio, aiding Hurts’ 27-for-36, 286-yard performance through the air. Stewart had one pass that he completed for 12 yards. Hamilton had Bama’s lone interception which came at the Alabama five with nine minutes to play.
Auburn was an 18-point underdog coming into the game, so it’s not like this was some stunning result.
It was a worrisome first half for Alabama, which dominated statistically, but had physical and mental mistakes to have only a 13-9 lead at intermission. So, Auburn, a running team, had zero explosive running plays against Alabama this year (as their longest was a 13-yarder by Kerryon Johnson in the 2nd quarter). The Crimson Tide defense allowed only 66 yards rushing, which is below their season average.
Auburn quarterback sub Jeremy Johnson completed 4 of 13 passes for 34 yards.
Alabama defensive back Tony Brown was ejected for targeting for a block on a punt return.
Michael Geiger kicked four field goals for the Spartans, the last giving Michigan State a 12-10 halftime lead.
However, Auburn would keep it close with a pair of Daniel Thomas interceptions and a trio of Daniel Carlson field goals.
And, as the national No. 1 ranking indicates, Alabama is the now considered “the best”, featuring six of the nation’s Top 25 players in next year’s NFL Draft, according to CBSSports.com’s ranking. “So, we’ve got to do a better job in the second half and it starts with me and all of us in terms of getting our plays to execute better”. Josh Adams ran for 180 yards and DeShone Kizer passed for 220 yards and two scores for the Fighting Irish (4-8). “They just got worn down”.
After just two series in the second half, the Tide had p;ushed its lead to 27-9. Corey Davis became the FBS’ all-time leading receiver with eight catches for 82 yards and a touchdown and running back Jamauri Bogan rushed for a team-high 198 yards as the Broncos routed the Rockets to clinch a ideal regular season and a spot in next week’s conference title match.