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Blog
- Final score: Alabama: 48, San Jose State: 3 - Alabama content to run out the clock with Goode...just over a minute remaining... - 7:02 remaining in the fourth quarter... - Alabama to punt for only the third time tonight... - Alabama now past midfield after some strong running from Demetrius Goode... - Another SJSU punt, first and ten Alabama at the Spartan 21 yard line... - Lacy with 13 carries for 111 yards and two touchdowns in his Alabama debut... - Alabama: 48, San Jose State: 3 with 14:04 left in the fourth quarter... - Eddie Lacy for 10 yards up the middle...touchdown Alabama... - Alabama after three quarters: 514 yards (319 passing, 195 rushing) and 24 first downs. San Jose State: 149 yards (86 passing, 63 rushing) and 5 first downs - End of the third quarter, Alabama: 41, San Jose State: 3 - WR Brandon Gibson and WR Kevin Norwood also seeing their first action of the night... - Second string offensive lineman in the game now for Alabama as the starters are done for the night... - Robert Lester, who had an earlier INT, sacks SJSU QB Matt Faulkner for a loss of nine yards...time for another Spartan punt... - McCarron: 5-of-8 for 86 yards and 1 TD, Eddie Lacy now the Tide's leading rusher on the day with 71 yards on 9 carries... - Kick is good, Alabama: 41, San Jose State: 3 with 4:38 remaining in the third quarter... - Alabama drive stalls on the SJSU six yard line....Cade Foster to attempt a 24 yard FG - McCarron with a 34 yard completion to Darius Hanks...Hanks now with three catches for 66 yards... - McCarron back in at QB for the Tide... - Alabama will take over on the Spartan 27 yard line... - Another three-and-out for SJSU, the fifth such occasion on the night for the Spartans... - McElroy a perfect 2-of-2 for 40 yards on the TD drive as well... - 6 plays, 92 yards 2:49 on the drive...Lacy now with six carries for 50 yards - Eddie Lacy over left guard for 37 yards and an Alabama TD...first career TD for Lacy...Alabama: 38, SJSU: 3 - 'Bama now at midfield after a 25 yard pass from McElroy to Jones... - McElroy still in at QB...Demetrius Goode now in at RB...first carry good for eight yards... - San Jose State drive stalls near midfield...Alabama will take over on its own eight yard line... - Alabama to kickoff to start the second half... - In the first half Alabama totaled 319 yards on 35 plays...Richardson: 10 carries for 66 yards, McElroy: 11-of-13 for 178 yards and a TD, Jones: 5 catches for 68 yards and a TD - Your halftime score, Alabama: 31, San Jose State: 3 - Cade Foster's 42 yard FG with :04 seconds in the half is good... - McElroy to WR Darius Hanks for 23 yards to the SJSU 40 yard line...25 seconds left in the half - 1:12 left in the half, Alabama with the ball at its own 26 yard line... - Dont'a Hightower, Chris Jordan and Jerrell Harris each lead the Tide with three tackles apiece...SJSU with 69 total yards of offense and only 4 first downs - Another excellent punt by Mandell, this one 52 yards... - Alabama to punt it away with 2:37 remaining in the half... - Greg McElroy back in the game for Alabama... - San Jose State's 41-yard FG attempt bounces off the right crossbar...no good. Score remains Alabama: 28, San Jose State: 3 - First punt of the game a good one for 'Bama...55 yard punt by freshman Cody Mandell - McCarron still under center for the Tide...all the other regular starters still in the game at their respective positions - San Jose State punt after another stalled drive...first and ten Alabama at the 18 yard line - Meanwhile, SJSU has just 57 yards of total offense and only three first downs... - Alabama has now accumulated 261 total yards of offense, 12 first downs and four touchdowns in just under 20 minutes of play... - Jones now with 5 catches for 68 yards and a TD (as well as 13 rushing yards)...A.J. McCarron 2-of-2 for 40 yards and a TD in his first two passes at Alabama... - Play is upheld, touchdown Alabama.....Alabama: 28, San Jose State: 3 - Julio Jones with a spectacular, one-handed diving catch for a TD.....play is currently under review - A.J. McCarron now in at QB for Alabama..first pass complete to Julio Jones for 11 yards... - SJSU punt from its own end zone on 4th and 21....Alabama ball at the Spartan 40.. - After a pair of penalties and an incompletion, it is 2nd and 20 for San Jose State from its own 6 yard line... - Richardson now with 7 carries for 56 yards and 3 catches for 46 yards and two TD's... - From the shotgun, Richardson took the handoff, ran behind right tackle, then cut back up the middle of the field untouched... - Richardson 39 yard TD run...Alabama: 21, San Jose State: 3 - McElroy: 8-of-9 for 141 yards and a TD...Richardson: 5 rushes for 14 yards, 3 catches for 46 yards and a TD...Jones: 3 catches for 28 yards, 1 carry for 13 yards... - End of the first quarter, Alabama: 14, San Jose State: 3 - Three and out for SJSU, first and ten Alabama from its own 46... - Fumble by Alabama RB Eddie Lacy, SJSU recovers in the end zone... - McElroy making something out of nothing with a dump off to Richardson for 15 yards on 3rd and 12...first and goal from the four - SJSU pass intercepted by Alabama FS Robert Lester...First and ten Alabama at the Spartan 19 yard line... - Credit McElroy for evading the pass rush, making eye contact with Maze and then finding the receievr streaking down the right sideline...great play all-around... - Alabama has accumulated 148 total yards of offense in its first two possessions... - McElroy now 6-of-6 for 110 yards and 1 TD - Greg McElroy with a 48 yard TD pass to Marquis Maze...Alabama: 14, SJSU: 3 - Alabama ball at the 23 yard line - Harrison Waid's 31 yard field goal is good for the Spartans...Alabama: 7, San Jose State: 3 - Alabama's defense stops SJSU on third and eight.... - San Jose State's Brandon Rutley breaks off a 32 yard run, plus a 15 yard facemask penalty on Alabama...the Spartans are in Bama territory - San Jose State Ball... - Every play on the drive went for positive yards - TD drive 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:22....Julio Jones accounted for 41 of the 71 yards (28 yards receiving on three catches and one run for 13 yards) - Trent Richardson with a four yard touchdown run up the middle for Alabama's first points of the year...PAT is good...Alabama: 7, San Jose State: 0 - McElroy's pass to complete to Preston Dial for 19 yards after two Trent Richardson runs...McElroy 4-of-4 passing - First three plays of the game all passes to Julio Jones...Alabama has moved the ball a total of 27 yards into San Jose State territory - Short kick taken by Michael Williams at the 29...first down Alabama - Julio Jones and Trent Richardson back deep to receive... - Alabama wins the kickoff and will receive the ball. - And the Crimson Tide takes the field! Just about ready to go... - Alabama players walking through the tunnel, set to take the field momentarily. Newly-expanded Bryant-Denny at a fever pitch right now... - 13 minutes prior to kickoff and the stadium is at virtual capacity... - 17 minutes prior to kickoff and the Million Dollar Band is marching onto the field for its first appearance of the year - Welcome to Bryant-Denny Stadium! It is 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Both teams are currently going through warm-ups on the field. Game conditions are as follows: 81 degrees with a 7 mph wind, cooling to 68 degrees by the end of the game. - Blog will begin 30 minutes prior to kickoff
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