TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (AP) – Alabama didn’t look like him at first after a long sideline stage, but that didn’t make much difference on the scoreboard.
DeVonta Smith hit passes for 144 yards and set the SoutheastErn Conference race record with two more touchdowns in Crimson Tide’s 63-3 victory over Kentucky at a numerical disadvantage on Saturday.
“We played better and better as the game progressed,” coach Nick Saban said.
And the score got bigger and bigger.
Mac Jones passed for 230 yards and two touchdowns and Najee Harris ran for a couple of scores for tide (7-0 SEC), either in less than 3 quarters. A slow start became a slight recoil after 3 weeks. dismissal after LSU was forced to cancel last week’s scheduled game due to COVID-19 issues.
Wildcats (3-5) lacked key players for injuries or coronavirus protocol, were competitive at the start of the statistics sheet, but did not last long on the scoreboard after dropping three touchdowns in the last quarter. .
“I know you’re going to look at the scoreboard and say, “Dude, there’s a lot of smart stuff. “But there were,” Said Kentucky Coach Mark Stoops. “At the beginning of the game, I think our boys were betting incredibly hard, incredibly physical. “
Smith broke Amari Cooper’s record in the SEC and Alabama with his touchdown, Jones’ 10-yard touchdown in the last quarter and added an 18-yard record for freshman replacement Bryce Young.
“It’s a blessing to have my call with all the greats who came here to the SEC and this school,” Smith said.
Jones finished 16 of 24 passes, but was also intercepted on the line of purpose in a rare mistake. Harris had a 42-yard landing in his career and gained 83 yards on thirteen hauls.
Kentucky Quarterback Terry Wilson passed just 120 yards and benched after launching an intercept that Jordan Battle returned for forty-five yards to land in the third quarter.
Joey Gatewood and Beau Allen couldn’t do anything either, the Wildcats gained 121 yards in the first quarter and 60 on the rest of the field.
Kentucky played without baseman Chris Rodriguez, baseman Luke Fortner, closed wings Justin Rigg and Brenden Bates, and supporters Jamin Davis and D’Eryk Jackson. The school did not reveal the reasons for the player’s absence.
HITO SABAN
Saban tied former Florida-South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier on the SEC regular-season win list at number 206. Bear Bryant tops the list with 292.
TAKE-OFF
Kentucky: Although they missed all the players, the Wildcats kept it close for a while, controlled the ball for much of the first half, but settled for three attempts to the basket and changed only one, with a flaw and a bad one Kentucky may not get angry after that.
Alabama: Beat the state of Mississippi and Kentucky through a combined total of 104-3. He had nothing like a flawless first half on either side of the ball, but still took a 28-3 lead in the locker room. : 20 in the part.
“The last time I checked, I probably wouldn’t get anything for the time of ownership,” Saban said.
cite
“This is not appropriate for us. We know that as players, as a football team as a whole, as an organization as a whole. As leaders, we will put it in other young people, so that other young people know that it is not appropriate, it is not who we are, it will not be again. “- Kentucky defensive final Josh Paschal.
First-year display case
Alabama received understudy as Young and freshman Jase McClellan for significant playing time. McClellan ran for 99 yards and an expired touchdown, climbing the intensity table after Trey Sanders was injured in a car accident.
“It’s smart to see young people go in there and have a concept of what it’s going to be,” Smith said. “You never know when you’re going to want it. “
Following
Kentucky visits Florida No. 6 on Saturday.
Alabama, host number 23, Auburn, at the Iron Bowl on Saturday.
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