Bama blows 28-0 lead, leaves UGA on late TD

• Mark Schlabach, ESPN

  • Elder WriterSep 28, 2024, 11:43 PM ET Close Senior college football author Author of seven books on college football
  • Graduate of the University of Georgia

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– Alabama blew a 28-point lead versus No. 2 Georgia at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night.And then the No. 4 Crimson Tide broke the Bulldogs’ hearts again in a 41-34 victory in which the SEC heavyweights scored touchdowns on consecutive plays from skirmish late in the fourth quarter.Alabama didn’t seal the triumph until cornerback Zabien Brown obstructed quarterback Carson Beck’s pass to receiver Colbie Young in the end zone with 43 seconds delegated end Georgia’s furious rally.Editor’s Picks After the Bulldogs rallied from a 23-point deficit at halftime, they took their first lead on Beck’s 67-yard touchdown to Dillon Bell to make it 34-33 with 2:31 to go.But Alabama scored on its extremely next play from skirmish. On first-and-10 from the Crimson Tide 25, quarterback Jalen Milroe tossed a deep ball down the best sideline for freshman Ryan Williams, who beat cornerback Julian Humphrey to haul in a 75-yard touchdown. At the 8-yard line, Williams spun out of Humphrey’s take on and beat safety KJ Bolden to score with 2:18 remaining. Milroe tossed a 2-point conversion pass to receiver Germie Bernard to give Alabama a 41-34 lead.Milroe completed 27 of 33 passes for 374 backyards with 2 touchdowns and ran for 117 yards with 2 scores. He is the very first player in FBS history with 300 passing yards, 100 hurrying backyards

and 2 hurrying touchdowns versus an AP top-five opponent, according to ESPN Statistics & Information research.Williams, a 17-year-old freshman, had 6 catches for 177 backyards with one score.Beck recuperated from a slow start to finish 27 of 50 passes for 439 lawns with 3 goals and 3 interceptions.

He also lost a fumble and was sacked three times.The loss ended Georgia’s 42-game winning streak in the routine season, which was the longest streak by an FBS team because Oklahoma won 45 in a row from 1953 to 1957. It likewise snapped Georgia’s 16-game winning streak on the road.It was brand-new Tide coach Kalen DeBoer’s first meeting with Georgia– however the results were the very same for Alabama. It has actually won nine of its previous 10 games against Georgia, consisting of a 27-24 victory in last year’s SEC national championship, which knocked the Bulldogs out of the College Football Playoff.