TALK OF THE TOWN 1/3: SWEET AS SUGAR- BOB STOOPS,TREVOR KNIGHT AND OKLAHOMA UPSET THE CRIMSON TIDE
ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL
11 Oklahoma 10-2 vs 3 Alabama 11-1
Let’s start, 7-0 ‘bama and OU QB Trevor Knight throws to a wide open Lacoltan Bester who trucks his way into the endzone for a touchdown and we are tied at 7. 10-7 ‘bama now and Knight throws to Jalen Saunders on the left hash who dives for the pylon, TOUCHDOWN! Oklahoma has the lead! Then 2nd quarter and AJ McCarron throws deep to DeAndrew White who shakes off a defender and takes it all the way for a touchdown, Alabama in the lead. 17-17 now, Oklahoma who recovered a fumble and converted on 4th down is driving, and they score right here when Knight goes deep to Saunders, TD! Then after AJ McCarron throws an interception, Oklahoma hands it off to Sterling Shepard on the reverse who fakes out the defense and scores, OU is up 2 TD’s! But Alabama won’t give up, they hand it off to Derrick Henry who slips out of a a few tackles and takes it 43 yards for a TD. Then Knight passes to Shepard who makes a nice catch and OU is back up by 2 scores. Then AJ McCarron throws a screen pass to D-Henry who jukes, breaks tackles, breaks some more tackles, and some more and takes it 61 yards for a score. Then Alabama ball but AJ McCarron is stripped of the football Geneo Grissom recovers for Oklahoma and he is going to return this for a touchdown, Oklahoma wins 45-31!
KEY PLAYERS (OKLAHOMA)
QB: Trevor Knight: 32-44, 348 Yds, 4 TD, Int
WR: Jalen Saunders: 5 Rec, 75 Yds, 2 TD
WR: Sterling Shepard: 7 Rec, 63 Yds, TD, Rush TD
WR: Lacoltan Bester: 6 Rec, 105 Yds, TD
KEY PLAYERS (ALABAMA)
QB: AJ McCarron: 19-30, 387 Yds, 2 TD, 2 Int
RB: Derrick Henry: 8 Rush, 100 Yds, TD,Rec TD
WR: DeAndrew White: 3 Rec, 139 Yds, TD
RB: TJ Yeldon: 17 Rush, 72 Yds, TD