TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - - Alabama blew an important lead against No. 2 Georgia at Bryant-Denny Arena on Saturday night.
And afterward the No. 4 Blood red Tide broke the Bulldogs' hearts again in a 41-34 triumph in which the SEC heavyweights scored scores on sequential plays from scrimmage late in the final quarter.
Alabama didn't seal the triumph until cornerback Zabien Brown caught quarterback Carson Beck's pass to recipient Colbie Youthful in the end zone with 43 seconds left to end Georgia's enraged convention.
"No doubt, when you face a great football crew, you know there will be major areas of strength for a," said Alabama mentor Kalen DeBoer, who dominated his most memorable SEC match. "We pushed each other as far as possible."
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Yet, Alabama scored on its exceptionally next play from scrimmage. On first-and-10 from the Dark red Tide 25, quarterback Jalen Milroe tossed a profound ball down the right sideline for rookie Ryan Williams. The collector turned out of cornerback Julian Humphrey's tackle at the 8-yard line and beat security KJ Bolden for a 75-yard score with 2:18 excess.
Milroe tossed a 2-guide change toward beneficiary Germie Bernard to give Alabama a 41-34 lead.
"You must continue to battle," DeBoer said "With regards to the idea, a ton of our plays have open doors where you track down that one-on-one. Furthermore, assuming you like the matchup, you pursue it. Thus he preferred what he saw, clearly, and conveyed, and Ryan wrapped up for him."
Milroe finished 27 of 33 passes for 374 yards with two scores and ran for 117 yards and two additional scores. He is the main player in FBS history with 300 passing yards, 100 surging yards and 2 hurrying scores against a Related Press top-five rival, as per ESPN Exploration.
Williams, a 17-year-old green bean, had six gets for 177 yards with one score.
Alabama required a capture attempt in the end zone with 43 seconds left to procure its 10th dominate in 10 matches against Georgia. Photograph by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Pictures
Beck recuperated from a sluggish begin to finish 27 of 50 passes for 439 yards with three scores and three interferences. He likewise lost a bumble and was sacked multiple times.
The misfortune finished Georgia's 42-game series of wins in the standard season, which was the longest run by a FBS group since Oklahoma won 45 in succession from 1953 to 1957. It additionally finished Georgia's 16-game series of wins out and about.
"The primary half, we played horrendous," Beck said. "I don't think we want to watch the film to go see that we didn't play our best. You know, that beginnings with me. I must be better."
It was DeBoer's most memorable gathering with Georgia, yet the outcomes were no different for Alabama. It has won nine of its beyond 10 games against Georgia, remembering a 27-24 triumph for last year's SEC title game, which prompted the Bulldogs neglecting to make the School Football Season finisher.
"It was one amazing game," Georgia mentor Kirby Shrewd said. "Clearly, we were not exactly ready, and that falls on me in the main half. We didn't work really hard, particularly protectively. We additionally gave them short fields. With a quarterback like Milroe, it makes a ton of difficult stretches."
Shrewd tumbled to 1-6 against Alabama as Georgia's mentor.
The Bulldogs could never have had a more regrettable beginning. Georgia's protection battled to handle Milroe on the initial belonging. While a holding call supported up the Tide to first-and-20 from the Georgia 25, Milroe acquired 16 yards on a manager. On first-and-objective from the 7, he kept the ball once more and beat everyone to the edge for a 7-0 lead.
On Georgia's next belonging, Beck tossed a decent profound ball down the passed on sideline to Arian Smith, who dropped the pass. A hostile pass obstruction punishment two plays later constrained a dropkick.
Alabama acquired 64 yards on its next three plays, then, at that point, scored on Milroe's ideal toss to running back Jam Mill operator, who beat linebacker CJ Allen for a 16-yard score to make it 14-0.
It would just deteriorate for Georgia. On its next belonging, Tide cornerback Domani Jackson bounced Beck's screen pass to tight end Oscar Delp for an interference at the Bulldogs' 22. Three plays later, Bernard scored on a 7-yard end around for a 21-0 lead.
Georgia drop-kicked again on its next belonging. On fourth-and-1 at the Georgia 36, Bulldogs linebacker Jalon Walker blitzed, and Mill operator hit him so hard Walker's protective cap tumbled off. Walker could look as Milroe scored on a 36-yard run down the right sideline to put Alabama ahead 28-0.
Alabama added a wellbeing late in the primary half when Beck was punished for deliberate establishing in Georgia's end zone.(more)
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