re: Bama Football Tidings

Well. Look at ole Dukie.

But Merdeland. Oooff. PSU is handling.

Duke looks like the second best team in the ACC so far, which is just sad. Duke is a decent team, but Clemson will beat them as badly as we did.

LINK ]Recap: No. 2-ranked Alabama defeats Ole Miss in SEC home opener By Charlie Potter

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- No. 2 Alabama produced 500-plus yards of offense for the fifth week in a row and advanced to 5-0 (2-0 SEC) on the season with a 59-31 win over Ole Miss on Saturday.

The Crimson Tide amassed 573 yards of total offense, while the Rebels were able to gain 476.

Alabama scored first with what proved to be a trend Saturday afternoon. Junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa hit junior wide receiver DeVonta Smith for a 74-yard touchdown. The duo would go on to do that four more times before the final whistle. But not before Ole Miss took an early lead.

Thanks to a muffed punt by Jaylen Waddle, the Rebels took over at Alabama’s 30-yard line. Ole Miss freshman quarterback John Rhys Plumlee scored by way of a 1-yard rushing touchdown in his first start. Behind a 33-yard field goal, the Rebels took a 10-7 lead at the 2:36 mark of the first quarter. It the Crimson Tide’s first time trailing after the first quarter since the 2017 Iron Bowl.

The lead wouldn’t last long, however, as Alabama would score 38 unanswered points. The first score was a 7-yard rushing touchdown by Tagovailoa. The Tide took a 17-10 lead with a 36-yard field goal from redshirt sophomore placekicker Joseph Bulovas. From that point on, it was the Tagovailoa-to-Smith show, as the duo connected on four straight scores (25, 23, 33, and 27 yards).

Smith established single-game school records with 248 receiving yards and five receiving scores.

Ole Miss broke the scoring streak when Plumlee threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to fellow true freshman Jerrion Ealy, a running back. That made it a 45-17 game in favor of Alabama. But the Tide would find the end zone again, this time on special teams. Sophomore linebacker Ale Kaho blocked a Rebel punt and, after a teammate missed the recovery, fell on it in the end zone.

Plumlee scored his third touchdown of the game early in the fourth quarter with a 26-yard pass to freshman wide receiver Jonathan Mingo, making it a 52-24 game. Plumlee accounted for 250 yards of total offense (141 passing, 109 rushing) in what was the second game of his career.

Tagovailoa would score one more time but didn’t hit Smith for the score. This time, the junior threw to redshirt junior tight end Miller Forristall for a 19-yard touchdown, which gave Tagovailoa six passing touchdowns -- and seven total scores -- for a new single-game program record. His final stat line was 418 passing yards on 26-of-36 passing and one rushing yard on four carries.

Senior safety Jared Mayden picked off Plumlee and returned it 36 yards to midfield that would have sealed the final score at Bryant-Denny Stadium, but Ole Miss scores with five seconds remaining with its backups.

Alabama will be on its first of two bye weeks next week before it travels to Texas A&M on Oct. 12.

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Nick Saban provides update on Henry Ruggs By Matt Zenitz | mzenitz@al.com

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The injury that Alabama wide receiver Henry Ruggs sustained against Ole Miss on Saturday isn’t any sort of significant issue.

Ruggs has a hip pointer injury, according to head coach Nick Saban.

“He’ll probably be sore for a few days,” Saban said, “but we don’t think it’s an issue long-term.”

Ruggs suffered the injury during the first half. He ended up returning to play, but coaches later pulled him from the game.

The junior finished with one catch for 11 yards.

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Matt Zenitz is an Alabama and Auburn reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.

From his post game interview, He said the sling was just to jeep the ice pack on his shoulder and that he was Ok.

LINK ]DeVonta Smith named Walter Camp's Offensive Player of the Week (BamaOnLine)

LINK ]Photos: Alabama vs. Ole Miss (BamaOnLine)

Tua Tagovailoa talks to the media following his record day against Ole Miss
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Published on Sep 28, 2019
Tua Tagovailoa talks to the media following his record day against Ole Miss

Anyone concerned? Alabama has allowed a total of 935-yards of offense and 54 points in the 1st 2 SEC games...
USCe 2-3 Scoring a total of 153 pts allowing 122 pts
(Bama score 47-23) USCe Rushing (28 for 143 net) Total yds 459
OleMiss 2-3 Scoring a total of 132 pts allowing 148 pts
(Bama score 59-31) Ole Miss against Bama - Rushing (57 for 279 net) Total yds 476

Any of the teams on the schedule have dynamic rushing games? or Running QB's? (Plumlee threw for 141 and ran for 109)