No. 10 Alabama defeated Group of Five opponent USF by an eventual score of 17-3 .
- At halftime, the Crimson Tide and Bulls had a score of 3-3. However, Ty Simpson, the club’s backup quarterback, led the squad to 17 unanswered points to secure the victory.
- The USF offence was effectively shut down by the Alabama defence, who only allowed a field goal that came off a short field as a result of a botched punt.
- A 45-yard pass to tight end CJ Dippre in the 3rd quarter sparked Alabama’s first touchdown drive despite Simpson being pressed and sacked five times throughout the whole game. Late in the 4th quarter, Simpson scored Alabama’s second touchdown with a quarterback sneak to put the win without doubt.
Highlights:
At the 12:44 mark of the 2nd quarter, lightning forced a 54-minute delay in the match.
The Alabama defence greatly improved as compared to the last game against Texas last week, when it only had two tackles for loss and no sacks. The Crimson Tide defence against USF ended with four sacks and ten tackles for loss while only surrendering 264 yards of total offence.
Since 2008, UA has improved to 14-1 in games following defeat in the regular season. The Crimson Tide hasn’t had a string of defeats in the regular season during that span.
Placekicker Will Reichard now has 448 career points and is positioned No. 18 on the NCAA All-Time Career Points List after scoring five points on the day.
What’s next:
On September 23 in the afternoon, Alabama will host Ole Miss at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
