No. 9 Alabama survives No. 11 Ole Miss in SEC thriller

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OXFORD, Miss out on. — – Bryce Youthful threw three touchdowns passes and No. 10 Alabama scored on four consecutive belongings spanning the second and 3rd quarters, rallying to defeat No. 11 Mississippi 30-24 on Saturday.

Will Reichard kicked discipline targets of 23 and 49 yards in the fourth quarter to snap a 24-all tie. Alabama (8-2, 5-2 SEC) secured the get by forcing an incomplete move into the Crimson Tide finish zone in the final moment to prolong its 7-match profitable streak in excess of the Rebels.

“It was a hard evening in a whole lot of strategies, but it was a excellent night time for us for the reason that I assume we took a phase in the correct way,” Alabama coach Nick Saban mentioned. “We failed to get off to a terrific start, but the gamers just kept earning a person participate in at a time and at the end of the game that we wanted to make.”

Young completed 21 of 33 for 209 yards, which includes touchdown throws to Jermaine Burton, Cameron Latu and Ja’Courey Brooks.

Alabama trailed 10- early and 17-14 at halftime. The Crimson Tide made economical use of 317 yards of total offense and a defense that stopped 3 Ole Miss alternatives in the ultimate quarter.

“It is a disgrace. We had the ball in our hands at the stop of the game and the crowd was in it, but we failed to get it finished,” Ole Miss out on coach Lane Kiffin claimed. “They’ve got fantastic players and good coaches, too, but it is just a disgrace.”

Ole Skip (8-2, 4-2) was led by Quinshon Judkins, who had 135 yards on 25 carries and a pair of 1-property TD operates.

Judkins highlighted the game’s final generate with operates of 35 and 13 yards to get the Rebels to the Alabama 14-garden line ahead of the Crimson Tide got the match-clinching stop.

Jaxson Dart was 18 of 31 passing for 212 yards with a 3-yard landing move to Jonathan Mingo. The Rebels completed with 403 yards of total offense, but completed for 3 on fourth down conversions, which include each of the last two offensive collection.

SEC WEST Status

LSU (6-1), with the 13-10 acquire over Arkansas, locked up a share of the SEC West title and a berth in the SEC Championship activity. Alabama (5-2) could earn a share of the title by defeating Auburn, and a Texas A&M upset of LSU, but the Tigers hold the head-to-head tiebreaker for the berth in Atlanta opposite the SEC East winner.

THE TAKEAWAY

Alabama: Needing an impressive bounce-back again effectiveness, the Crimson Tide responded and stay in placement for a key bowl match overall look, a 10-get common time and a ranking in the leading 10. Alabama was 4 for 4 in the pink zone and had the edge in the kicking activity with Reichard and punter James Burnip, who had a 44-garden average on 4 kicks.

“They have a great deal of satisfaction in what the regular of playing (at) Alabama is,” Saban stated. “They were challenged to engage in to that normal, to acquire it individually, to comprehend they are liable for the id that they develop by how they play on the industry.”

Ole Miss: The loss removed any hopes of an SEC West title, but the Rebels retain big incentives, which include a prominent bowl match visual appearance, a substantial ranking in the poll and consecutive 10-gain standard seasons. For that to come about, the protection that gave up 4 scoring possessions in the next 50 % have to be tightened.

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Kiffin produced a concentrated exertion to look for out Younger on the field in the course of postgame to present congratulations. Kiffin did not expose what words he shared privately with final year’s Heisman Trophy winner, but explained afterwards, “Bryce Younger place on that Superman cape and produced plays at the conclusion. He’s a unique participant.”

POLL IMPLICATIONS

The No. 10 Crimson Tide, rated for 240 consecutive months in the AP Poll, the longest lively streak in the country, could transfer up on the energy of the road acquire. A insignificant drop is predicted for No. 11 Ole Pass up, ranked for 27 consecutive months in the poll.

UP Subsequent

Alabama: Closes with consecutive household video games, starting with Austin Peay on Saturday.

Ole Overlook: Stop by Arkansas on Saturday. Ole Miss out on stopped a two-place conversion just after regulation time to acquire 52-51 final season.