Takes on the game: Bama still in control of its own playoff destiny. 6-0 in the SEC and 8-1 overall. Not Bama’s best game offensively, but Bama won 20-9. Ty was off on his passes, but still engineered two good scoring drive in the second quarter. And the last drive of the first half to make the score 17-3 going into the half ended up being all Bama needed to win. Bama’s offense was bad in the first quarter and in the whole 2nd half. Ty was off for most of the game, except for two drives in the 2nd Quarter On a shot play, Ty underthrew Brooks on a pass that was probably PI on LSU, but not called. Had Ty hit Brooks in Stride, he would have scored. And then the very next play, Bama takes another deep shot and Ty barely overthrows Germ on what would have been another score. Indicative of Ty’s night as he was just a bit off. And yet his passing numbers were good while the running game was pathetic. Running game was bad and not productive. Example of offensive ineptness and inability to run the ball. 1st drive of game: Bama drive stalls as Bama has the ball on the LSU 41 yd line 2nd and 3. Bama runs the ball three times including on 4th and 1 and cannot get the first down and turns the ball over on downs. LSU then moves the ball into FG range, but misses the 30 yd FG. Defense was very good. Defense was really good as we had LSU to 9 pts and 3 FG’s, but again it was bend, but don’t break. LSU moved the ball and won time of possession, but Bama won turnover battle, and LSU committed a lot of penalties to hurt their drive. LSU also missed a FG and could not finish any drive with a TD. Bama forced two turnovers and could have had at least one more Interception and missed recovering a forced fumble early in the game. Defense: • The defense held LSU to just 9 points on three field goals—bend-but-don’t-break football. • LSU moved the ball at times and won time of possession, but Alabama won the turnover battle (2–1) and limited LSU’s ground game (59 rushing yds, 2.3 yds/carry). • LSU was 5–14 on third down, committed 10 penalties for 74 yards, and missed a 30-yard FG early. Key Team Stats: Category Alabama LSU Total Yards 344 232 Passing 288 173 Rushing 56 59 Turnovers 1 2 Penalties 2–25 10–74 Time of Possession 28:11 31:49 Held LSU to 59 yds rushing and 2.3 yds/attempt LSU was 5-14 on third down Bama punted 3 times and kicked 3 FG’s only making 2 of 3 Top Performers: • QB Ty Simpson: 21/35, 277 yds, 1 TD • WR Germie Bernard: 3 rec, 79 yds • WR Isaiah Brooks: 4 rec, 67 yds • TE Jamari Cuevas: 4 rec, 58 yds • WR Ryan Williams: 3 rec, 33 yds, 1 TD • LBs Deontae Lawson (9 tackles) and Jihaad Jefferson (7 tackles) led the defense; Yhonzae Pierre added 2 sacks. Key Stats Total Yards - Bama 344 to LSU 232 TO’s – Bama 1 to LSU 2 Penalties – Bama 2-25 to LSU 10-74 Grades Offense Defense Special Teams Coaching Next Up: Alabama hosts Oklahoma on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2:30 PM. Bama win in Hoops over St Johns Won on the road against a top 5 team Led at half 53-44 and held on to win by 7. St John’s led 87-86 with 6 mins to go and then Bama came right back and TBB hit a 3 with 5.44 left in the game to take the lead back at 89-87 and Bama never trailed again. Bama stretched the lead to 12 pts at 100-88 with 1.44 left in the game and held on to win by 7 pts 103 to 96. Great ball movement on offense Balanced scoring led by Philon, Holloway, Wrightsell, and TBB Hit the boards hard and played hard Took care of the ball – only 7 TO’s Concerns Committed lots of fouls Shot the ball poorly from 3 and FT line Made up for it by shooting lots of shots and getting rebounds to extend possessions Could not keep Ejiofor and Hopkins off the free throw line as the two of them shot 23 FT’s in the game and were able to draw fouls or score the ball on many possessions.