Bama would win the toss and choose to go on defense 1st
USC would start off hot taking there time walking it down the field and punch it in from 2 yards out with Redd.
Bama would comeback making a steady drive full of big plays that would end the 1st qt then Bama would score on a 13 yard pass to White to tie the game at 7-7
USC would go 3 and out
The tide 1st play would be a pass to yeldon for a 72 yard TD and a quick 14-7 lead.
USC would come back making a nice drive before Wittek would be picked off over the middle by Mosley.
Bama would make it just pass the 50 before a streak to Cooper would be picked off by the Quick Saftey who would fall out of bounds.
with 2 seconds left USC would try and hail mary to end the half and Blackwell would come down with it to tie the game at 14 - 14 to end the half.
Bama would open the 2nd half with the ball making good progress moving the chains and then would get stopped in the redzone and be forced to take a 39 yard FG and the lead 17-14.
USC would go 3 and out
Bama would get 3 big plays and Yeldon would punch it in from 2 yards out to give Bama a 24 - 14 lead with 55 seconds left in the 3rd.
USc would start to drive and end the 3rd qt with the ball then the 1st play of the 4th they would be picked off by Collins on the streak.
bama would return the favor on 3rd and 3 McCarron would be picked off by Brown as he would just make an awsome leap and pick it off before it could reach the wide open player and return it for a near TD.
3 plays later Morgan would run it in from 1 yard out making the game 24-21 Bama with 4:35 left in the game.
Bama would take there time driving down the field and Cooper would get loose and take in a 47 yard pass for TD to put bama up 31-21 with 2:17 left in the game.
USC would start to drive again but Fulton would pick off Wittek for his 3rd pick of the game.
Bama would run out the clock and hang on for the Win.
The Trojans stayed close but couldn't pull through
USC falls to Alabama
3 turnovers hurt Trojans
USC came into Alabama hoping they could put together a great game plan and great play that would help lead to an upset of Coach Dawgit. The game started off well for them as they would take the opening drive 11 plays for a touchdown by Silas Redd on a 2 yard rush for the early 7-0 lead. The Crimson Tide would answer back with a 9 play drive that saw the 1st quarter come to an end. Alabama would score on the first play of the 2nd quarter on a 13 yard pass play to tie the game at 7-7. The Trojans would go 3 and out on their next possession giving the ball right back to Alabama. This time the Crimson Tide would only need one play as they would connect on a 72 yard touchdown pass to go up 14-7. USC would be driving into Alabama territory but a pick would end any hopes of scoring. Alabama looked to be on their way to blowing the game wide open but an interception by AJ McCarron gave USC a chance. The Trojans would get the ball to the 42 yard line but would have a 4th down. Alabama would not call a timeout so USC let the clock go down to :02 to throw a hail mary. Max Wittek would heave the ball 58 yards into the endzone and Victor Blackwell would come down with it to tie the game at the half 14-14. "That was a huge momentum swing for us," said Coach Dealer, "getting that touchdown brought a lot of life to our team going into the 2nd half."
That life would be short lived as the 3rd quarter would belong to Alabama. They would open the 2nd half with a 13 play drive that would end with a 39 yard field goal to go ahead 17-14. USC would stall on offense and the Crimson Tide would take advantage as they would score on a 2 yard touchdown run to go up 24-14. Both teams would trade interceptions but USC would capitalize as the return would take them down to the 7 yard line. They would then score 3 plays later on a 1 yard rush by DJ Morgan to bring the score to 24-21. USC's defense would look to make a big play, but they would get burnt by Cooper on a 47 yard touchdown pass to clinch the win 31-21. "We played a good game," said Dealer, "unfortunately we had 3 picks on offense and you can't do that and come away with a win when you are playing Coach Daw and Alabama. We will learn and hopefully take this into conference play."
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