TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — (AP) — Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy and Will Anderson is a two-time winner of the Nagurski Trophy as the nation's top defensive player. Alabama's poised and playmaking quarterback Young and pass rushing linebacker Anderson Jr. made the seemingly no-brainer call Monday to declare for the NFL draft, where both juniors could contend for the top spot. Anderson is one of the top pass rushers in Alabama history and is even more decorated than Young. Gibbs, a Georgia Tech transfer, ran for 926 yards and seven touchdowns and gained 444 yards on a team-leading 44 catches. Anderson thinks any team that drafts Gibbs is “going to get a special guy.”“He's very good, very athletic, can move,” he said.
wftv.comAlabama's poised and playmaking quarterback Young and pass rushing linebacker Anderson Jr. made the seemingly no-brainer call Monday to declare for the NFL draft, where both juniors could contend for the top spot. “That was really good for college football and really good for kids to see.”Now, both are expected to be top-five draft picks and contenders for the No. Anderson is one of the top pass rushers in Alabama history and is even more decorated than Young. ___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/ap_top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/mrxhe6f2Copyright 2023 The Associated Press.
wftv.comBryce Young is moving on to the NFL. The Alabama quarterback, who won the Heisman Trophy last season, was one of three Alabama juniors to declare for the NFL draft on Monday. Young and Anderson are expected to be high first-round picks, with Young potentially the first quarterback taken in the 2023 draft. He was the backup to Mac Jones as a true freshman as Alabama won the national title. This season, Young threw for 3,328 yards and 32 touchdowns, capped off by a 321-yard, five-touchdown performance in Saturday’s 45-20 win over Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl.
wftv.com5 Alabama responded to an early two-score deficit with 35 straight points to defeat 11th-ranked Kansas State 45-20 in the Sugar Bowl on Saturday. Jermaine Burton caught three passes for 87 yards and a touchdown for Alabama (11-2). Kansas State (10-4) entered its first Sugar Bowl on a four-game winning streak and was riding high after knocking off No. Alabama: After saying all week that they were treating the Sugar Bowl like a championship game, the Crimson Tide backed it up. The narrative coming in was that Alabama doesn't get up for low-stakes bowl games, having lost by two touchdowns each in its previous two Sugar Bowl appearances that were not part of the BCS or CFP.
wftv.com- Sam CooperMichigan 41, Penn State 17It’s no secret that Penn State has frequently come up short in big games under head coach James Franklin. Michigan moved the ball at will from the opening series, but Penn State held on three of UM’s four red zone trips in the first half. Even with Jahan Dotson now in the NFL, Penn State has a solid receiving corps. Other than a visit from Ohio State, Penn State has a manageable schedule ahead with a path to nine or even 10 wins. With Michigan, Illinois and Penn State — all on the road — still on the schedule, a bowl feels like a long shot.
wftv.comTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — (AP) — Jalen Milroe threw for three touchdowns in his first start and No. 1 Alabama made a final goal-line stand to escape with a 24-20 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday night in a battle of backup quarterbacks. Milroe passed for 111 yards and ran for 183, but also threw an interception and lost two fumbles. The defense then forced Alabama into a three-and-out, setting up one more shot for King and the Aggies. Alabama: The dynamic passing game with Young wasn't evident, but the grind-it-out run game was effective but for the array of mistakes.
wftv.com— (AP) — After Bryce Young was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter, No. He doesn’t have a serious injury.”Alabama (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) led 14-0 when Young was hurt. 20 Arkansas (3-2, 1-2) scored the next 23 points and held the Alabama offense, missing Young, to minus-1 yard in the third quarter. His 77-yard scramble on third-and-15 put the Crimson Tide on the Arkansas 3 and Jase McClellan scored three plays later. Arkansas could drop out of the Top 25 following a second straight loss.
wftv.com2 Alabama rolled to a 63-7 victory over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday. It was a whirlwind start against the 49 1/2-point underdog Warhawks (1-2) a week after a much closer-than-expected victory over Texas cost Alabama the No. It wasn't a seamless performance for either the Tide offense or Young, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. Chandler Rogers completed 11 of 21 passes 96 yards for Louisiana-Monroe and was intercepted once. THE TAKEAWAYLouisiana-Monroe: Managed to keep a horrid start from snowballing even more for awhile and actually was only outgained 132-125 before Alabama's final drive of the second half.
wftv.com1 Alabama's 55-0 opening victory over Utah State on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide began their quest for national title redemption with a not unexpected start-to-finish domination of the six-touchdown underdog Aggies (1-1). He also spread the ball around to Alabama's new set of playmakers, with two touchdown passes to both Georgia transfer Jermaine Burton and Traeshon Holden and some handoffs to Jahmyr Gibbs. Young ran five times for 100 yards after netting zero yards thanks to sacks last season with a previous long run of 16 yards. UP NEXTUtah State hosts Weber State on Sept. 10.
wftv.comOhio State was second behind Alabama, just like in the AP Top 25, with three first-team selections and five players overall. Tackles -- Peter Skoronski, junior, Northwestern; Paris Johnson Jr., junior, Ohio State. Wide receivers -- Jordan Addison, junior, Southern California; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, junior, Ohio State; Kayshon Boutte, junior, LSU. Safeties -- Jordan Battle, junior, Alabama; Antonio Johnson, junior, Texas A&M. Stroud, junior, Ohio State.
wftv.comTyler Van Dyke threw three touchdown passes, Charleston Rambo had 210 receiving yards to nearly break the Miami single-game record and the Hurricanes continued their second-half surge with a 33-30 win over Georgia Tech. Van Dyke completed 22 of 34 passes for 389 yards.
Alabama quarterback Mac Jones (10) hands off to running back Najee Harris (22) during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Alabama won 63-48. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Alabama won 63-48. 2 Alabama in a game that could very well be first of three meetings between the SEC superpowers. A conference title rematch in Atlanta would surprise no one and another meeting in the College Football Playoff would hardly be shocking. UCF (minus 3 1/2) at Memphis — @alanwooten19Knights have won 13 straight against the Tigers; average score in the last three: 50-42 ... UCF 45-44. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at https://westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
14 Knights to a 49-21 victory over Georgia Tech in their season opener Saturday. After falling behind 28-7, Georgia Tech closed within a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. ”Coming off a 3-9 season in Geoff Collins' coaching debut, Georgia Tech opened 2020 by rallying for a 16-13 win at Florida State. But Georgia Tech simply made too many mistakes in a game played before a socially distanced crowd of about 11,000 at 55,000-seat Bobby Dodd Stadium. Georgia Tech: Returns to Atlantic Coast Conference play with a trip to Syracuse next Saturday.
