Young vs. Hooker: A Huge Quarterback Matchup If It Happens
It could well be among the marquee quarterback matchups of the season: Alabama’s Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young vs. Tennessee’s rising star Hendon Hooker.
It could well be among the marquee quarterback matchups of the season: Alabama’s Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young vs. Tennessee’s rising star Hendon Hooker.
Georgia took back the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college football poll from Alabama after being bumped out last week by the Crimson Tide, which slid to No. 3.
Alabama needed two late stops from the defense to survive four turnovers and two missed field goals to defeat Texas A&M.
Alabama coach Nick Saban hasn’t said if Bryce Young or redshirt freshman Jalen Milroe will be at quarterback for the Crimson Tide on Saturday.
Alabama coach Nick Saban called quarterback Bryce Young day-to-day on Monday and said he didn’t have any substantive update on the status of last season’s Heisman Trophy winner.
After Bryce Young was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter, No. 2 Alabama turned to Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe to pull away from No. 20 Arkansas 49-26.
The last time Arkansas knocked off Alabama, Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins.
Second-ranked Alabama starts a three-game stretch against ranked teams with Saturday’s visit to No. 20 Arkansas, followed by No. 17 Texas A&M and a visit to No. 8 Tennessee.
Bryce Young passed for a season-high 385 yards and four touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama beat Vanderbilt 55-3 Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
No. 2 Alabama has won 22 straight meetings against Vanderbilt.