“We know that we competed with these guys," Governors coach Scotty Walden said. Maddux Trujillo missed a short field goal for Austin Peay after Alabama’s second fumble. The Governors had their opportunities in the first half thanks to the Tide’s two first-quarter turnovers but could not take advantage either time, including a fourth-down stop in the red zone. ![]() Mike DiLiello passed for 147 yards for Austin Peay, but was intercepted twice. The Tide was also without tight end Cameron Latu (ankle) and cornerback Eli Ricks, who Saban said has cleared concussion protocol. Young was 18 of 24 for 221 yards and played into the fourth quarter. McClellan rushed it in two plays later for his second score of the game, and the defense recovered a fumble on the next possession to set up an Alabama field goal. “I think y'all are just starting to figure it out.”įor much of the game the Tide was about as listless as the crowd, until a 50-yarder from Young to Burton provided a spark. “I've always thought he was a really good player,” Saban said. McClellan, whose 2021 season was limited to five games because of injury, was coming off an 84-yard performance against the Rebels, when Gibbs went down. McClellan subbed for injured star Jahmyr Gibbs (ankle) and scored on runs of 1 and 9 yards. “And obviously I thought that's something we did a good job of today."īurton posted his first 100-yard receiving game since transferring from Georgia, with seven catches for 128 yards. “All in all, we wanted to build on the momentum of how we came back and played at the end of last week's game,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. ![]() ![]() 8 CFP) took awhile to get going against Austin Peay (7-4) in a Bryant-Denny Stadium that wasn't much more than half full.īut McClellan and Burton had their biggest games for the Tide, which had already been knocked out of Southeastern Conference contention but was coming off a win over No. McClellan rushed for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns and Burton caught a pair of scoring passes from Bryce Young during a 34-0 win over Austin Peay on Saturday. 8 Alabama got breakout performances from Jase McClellan and Jermaine Burton in an otherwise lackluster offensive performance against an overmatched FCS team. 8 Bama tops Austin Peay 34-0Ĭollege Football, Alabama Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs
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