Jim McElwain points to Alabama as model for Florida program

On Saturday, there was a big game.

“It hurt our run plan a little bit losing Avery”, Lashlee said. However, Auburn’s defense held strong.

This year, the Alabama-Florida series takes on an added dimension with former UA offensive coordinator and first-year Florida head coach Jim McElwain headed to Atlanta to face his former boss, Saban.

Auburn answered on the ensuing possession.

With the way Florida has been playing the past few weeks, Alabama is the clear favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title.

-Tanner Mangum, BYU, threw four TD passes and became the first freshman in school history to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a season as the Cougars beat Utah State 51-28.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dalvin Cook ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns, Roberto Aguayo kicked two long field goals and Florida State upended Florida.

Still, the execution was off for the Alabama football time.

Place Kicking: A-. Daniel Carlson hit 2 of 3 field goal attempts, and the miss was from 48 yards.

Adam Griffith couldn’t see over his line when he prepped for a 50-yard field goal with less than 30 seconds left in the first half.

“It was not our intention to have Derrick Henry carry the ball 46 times in the game and 14 times in a row at the end”, Saban said. The 6-foot-1 junior is UF’s leader in receptions (47) and yards (505). With the extra point, Alabama took a 19-6 lead. Pressure on Bama quarterback Jake Coker forced some bad throws, and Auburn stayed in the game till midway through the 4 quarter.

Auburn was shut down on its first two plays of the drive and, facing a third-and-12 from the 23-yard line, Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson lofted a pass down the middle of the field.

The miracle touchdown closed the gap to six points going into the final quarter of play. “They helped us get to the fourth quarter, and they were there the whole time for us”. His 13-yard run late in the third gave the Buckeyes an 18-point cushion and his 17-yarder midway through the fourth ended the scoring.

The one I am talking about is the Alabama Crimson Tide v Auburn. That makes 1,797 yards (#1 in the country) on the season, to go with his Alabama record 22 touchdowns (also #1 in the country).

Alabama running back Derrick Henry was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation offensive player of the week, while TCU linebacker Ty Summers was honored on defense. Henry rushed for 271 yards on a school record 46 carries. Questions about how well Henry’s game will translate to the next level persist. Both records were set in 2011 by Trent Richardson. “They’ve got a lot of good players, and they’re all capable of making the play, but certainly that play reminded me of the play they made against Georgia the same year they made the kick return against us”, Saban said. However, Johnson was sacked three times, costing the Tigers 32 yards.

Malzahn said his defense kept the Tigers in the game. Auburn went 8-0 in conference play, but the Tide appeared in the game thanks to the Tigers being on probation. Both teams kicked off and covered decently.

To the college football teams hoping for an Alabama loss in the SEC Championship Game so they can make the College Football Playoff – don’t count on it. Henry is one good performance against SEC East champion Florida from joining Mark Ingram (2009) as a Heisman victor at Alabama.

Auburn is bowl bound, so their season is not over.