this is Tuscaloosa Alabama welcome to Bryant Denny Stadium home of the Crimson Todd this place is charged up and ready for a big game today [Applause] the hill Toppers will kick this away to start us off return starts from inside the five and he stopped at the 19 good job by the coverage team so Alabama's offense will have the football first here I'm him AA I'm the best player on the field the field but this guy crawled out of the bed thought he was the best he's confident but he carries it as a guide for his team it gives them confidence because they know that when he's great they have a chance to win every game third and 10 from inside their own 20 what's the call going to be over the middle it's l they bring him down but an explosive play by this offense they'll try the ground game here with the running back breaking tackles and he's tackled but only after picking up a first down Gibbs most recently this is an offense that still wants to control things up front and beat you down the previous play back to pass it's milro CC looks to his right and finds his man he's tackled quickly but the yardage is good enough for the first half Alabama getting set with a first and 10 coming up the one it for the gun a quick Juke second effort their defense cannot stop him short of the marker get going they didn't do much in the opening qut snapping it from the red zone now looking to throw makes a quick catch and they stop him just short of the end zone the offense set up at a first and goal now gets the first down in the process and the out goes in motion that's a designed quarterback keeper and he gets to the end zone touchdown Crimson TI Chris who was the last time you saw an offense eat up the entire first quarter talk about moving the ball methodically down the field and then eventually you're able to punch it in for a touch stamp Fields it inside the 5yd line and who were brought down by the coverage team now so Western KY offense comes out with their first possession today well it's not easy to narrow down the impact players just a few guys but what do you expect from them today well we got guys that can make plays as well as anybody in the country on both sides of the ball that's why I think this matchup is so exciting two good teams with great individual players look at this taking this shot on the very first play deep ball is caught for a huge gain here touchdown Western Kentucky this quarterback on fire today Chris I don't blame him at all for taking advantage of this matchup put that receiver out on the left if he gets the match up you like take a shot down field on the post and hit it for a big touchdown can they keep it going they mixed the run and pass beautifully in the last touchdown Drive tackle made but it moves the ball to the 25 barely got the first down but he got it scanning the field it's milro slags a quick throw open for some yardage perfect execution here for a first down quarterback drops back grab down the middle it's penis drops back he makes the grab tackle made after a big game and be able to pick up nice big gains like this looking for six oh the way to the end zone touchdown Alabama nice touchdown warning to this wide receiver on the screen not allowing him to get his momentum up field looks over the middle and that's complete down on this drag route the quarterback does a nice job of being patient waiting for that window to open up in that zone the catch is made for a huge pickup all the way to the end zone touchdown Hill Topp risk here with the final seconds of the first half backed up near their own End Zone there's a screen pass to the running [Applause] [Music] back they'll run it handed off to the running back tackle made at the 41 that's a nice game getting closer to Midfield Ed sometimes the running back is pretty good too and they're going to trust the kicker from 56 yd out and see if he's got the distance and he's got it from 56 yd away never in [Applause] [Music] doubt off the play fake looking to throw lets it go looks down field and connects with a wide and the runner takes off to his right and they'll tackle him for a loss of five yds that's a great Play All Around by this defense their first level Defenders hold their own at the point of attack allowing the second and third level players to roam free and make the tackle close to the line of strm handing off on the draw play goes backwards losing three yards there the try to taking advantage of an aggressive defense pass time thanks to a long range field goal the gain moves the ball to the 34 up the play for the player allow him to make that defense think they're going to run from the shotgun now here's an inside give and that broken tackle will earn him first down yardage back goes in motion now let's see how the defense adjusts receiver makes the catch medium they'll use that running game trying to bleed the clock here looking to throw it's milro and moves the football inside the 40 and it's another first down try and muscle for the first down they tackle him behind the line a loss of four attempt the field goal is good Bo this guy has such a strong leg no problem up into the net from 50 plus on the field they were forced to PL it away last time so let's see if they can get clicking in this possession he makes the grab here's the snap quarterback drops back cannot get the he's taken down what a huge play at this stage of the game dropping back we do to throw for the first down fires it to the wide out and it's complete what a grab by the receiver right near the sideline on First and 10 they'll look to throw it now in the final couple minutes here's a deep shot right here qu back looking to throw it on second down he just throws the ball away there nobody open excellent coverage but you've got to come up with the first down and he'll drop back here on third down he'll be taken down the defense Rises up with the sack and he CL you got to make a big play and come and the offense just takes a knee here 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