A month into his first season as Alabama’s head coach, Karen DeBoer ticks off several items on her bucket list after defeating Georgia in an epic upset that puts the Crimson Tide in the driver’s seat of the SEC. achieved.
DeBoer’s first SEC game became an instant classic. The Crimson Tide scored 28 points in the first 23 plays and regained the lead with quarterback Jalen Milroe’s second touchdown pass of the game with 2:13 left.
“I remain proud of our team and the preparation we made,” DeBoer said Monday. “It’s in their hearts. They want to be great. I’m proud of them.”
The University of Alabama became the new No. 1 in college football with a 41-34 victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. Milroe completed 75 percent of his passes and scored two points. But on Monday, the Crimson Tide put the brakes on the celebration and the focus shifted to Vanderbilt (2-2).
“We continue to improve, and what happened in the past will not affect this Saturday’s game,” Alabama offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan said. “There’s no carryover, whether it’s yards or points. In this conference and the highest level of college football that we’re at, that doesn’t affect how Saturday’s game goes. Obviously (Saturday) was good. We’re in this league. is challenged every week. ”
Defensive coordinator Kane Womack said the key to this week’s game against Georgia was making quarterback Carson Beck uncomfortable. But on Monday, he woke up nervous and nervous about not being able to stop the Bulldogs on fourth down after blowing a 30-7 lead. He praised Beck for making the game closer than Alabama would have liked, but credited his defense for sticking through the disappointment and staying the course.
Freshman cornerback Xavien Brown recorded his 10th game-changing defensive play of the game on Womack’s scorecard.
“I told the defense, no one in that room will ever forget that moment. Kudos to (Brown) for staying in the fight,” Womack said. “Now we’ve done it together, and there’s some team chemistry coming from that.”
Vanderbilt lost 30-27 in double overtime to Columbia last week, earning a bye to bounce back from a near-upset at Missouri. The Commodores haven’t scored a touchdown against Alabama since 2007.
Alabama has won 23 consecutive games against Vanderbilt, with the last loss coming in 1984 (30-21).
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