4th Q :00 - Alabama has won the game!!
4th Q :53 - Alabama will punt and A&M will likely run the clock out without scoring.
4th Q 3:32 - Texas A&M has the ball and trying to get into the end zone.
4th Q 4:16 - Coker pass complete for a TOUCHDOWN!!!
4th Q 5:50 - Coker pass complete to the right.
4th Q 8:47 - Jones rushes to the right for a first down.
4th Q 14:53 - Alabama is running the ball, trying to just finish this embarassing game for A&M.
END OF THIRD QUARTER
3rd Q :37 - Hill is intercepted after a nice drive that TAMU put together.
3rd Q 4:19 - Alabama will punt away. This game might as well be called short, but there's still some time left for TAMU to work on some offensive sets.
3rd Q 5:51 - Hill can't lead A&M to a first down even against Alabama's second-string. 8th punt of the game for A&M.
3rd Q 7:45 - Timeout Alabama.
3rd Q 9:02 - Coker is now in the game for Alabama.
3rd Q 10:00 - Hill brings A&M into Alabama territory. On 3rd and 9, Hill throws incomplete down the left sideline.
3rd Q 11:47 - Sims takes a shot downfield to Cooper for a touchdown!
3rd Q 12:50 - Alabama will be running the clock out to try and finish this game quickly. Sims is still in the game, but Coker will come in soon.
3rd Q 14:28 - Hill gets sacked, bringing up 4th down for A&M.
END OF FIRST HALF
2nd Q :09 - Hill pass incomplete deep. Hill keeps it and the clock runs out.
2nd Q :34 - Henry catches a screen pass in the middle and takes it for a 41 yard touchdown!!!!!
2nd Q 1:14 - Henry rushes up the middle for a first down up to the 45 yard line. He takes i again for a gain of 3.
2nd Q 2:56 - Alabama forces it to 3rd and 4. Hill tries to keep it up the middle and he is stopped short of the first down. Punt team.
2nd Q 4:10 - Cooper catches on the first play for a 24 yard touchdown!!!!!!!
2nd Q 4:37 - On 3rd and 17, Hill pass incomplete to Kennedy. 4th and 17. A&M punts, and Jones returns the punt for all the way back to the 24 yard line. 47 yard return.
2nd Q 5:30 - Henry rushes up the middle for a TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!
2nd Q 5:55 - On a screen pass, Yeldon takes the ball for a first down inside the 10 yard line. First and goal!
2nd Q 6:22 - Yeldon rushes up the middle to the 20 yard line. OL Austin Shepherd is down on the field and gets helped off by trainers.
2nd Q 7:54 - Yeldon takes off down the sideline for a huge gain bringing the ball over to the 36 yard line.
2nd Q 9:05 - Sims pass incomplete to Yeldon. Cooper catches a ball for a short gain. On 3rd and 5, Sims pass complete to White for a first down.
2nd Q 10:29 - Texas A&M has been struggling to get ANY offense going. They have to get a drive here. On 2nd and 7, Larson gains 3. On 3rd and 4, Larson gets stopped at the line of scrimmage. ANOTHER punt by A&M.
2nd Q 11:06 - Sims rushes to the right for a touchdown!!!!!!!!!!
2nd Q 11:44 - Sims pass incomplete on first down. On 2nd and 10, Sims pass complete to Cooper for a first down. Ball on the 43.
2nd Q 12:12 - Hill pass incomplete on 3rd and 10. Alabama forces another punt.
2nd Q 13:16 - Hill pass complete for a first down. The offense is finally here for A&M!
2nd Q 14:52 - Yeldon takes the ball for a gain of 3, making it second and goal. Sims keeps it on second and goal and couldn't get in. On 3rd and goal, Sims pass incomplete to Cooper. On 4th and goal, Yeldon gets into the end zone!
END OF 1ST QUARTER
1st Q :29 - Yeldon takes the ball all the way inside the 5 yard line. First and goal!
1st Q 1:29 - Henry takes the ball for a first down across midfield.
1st Q 2:43 - Sims pass complete to Yeldon up towards midfield.
1st Q 4:00 - Hill pass complete over the middle. Alabama's run defense is shutting down A&M. Alabama forces another 3-and-out.
1st Q 4:55 - Yeldon gets the ball on a toss and takes it into the end zone!
1st Q 5:15 - Sims pass complete to Fowler for a first down!
1st Q 5:56 - Yeldon rushes up to the 21 yard line, a gain of 9.
1st Q 6:45 - Sims pass complete to Yeldon for a gain of 17. Ball on the 30 yard line.
1st Q 9:25 - Yeldon carries for a short gain, then Sims carries for no gain. On 3rd and 5, Sims pass complete to Cooper for a first down.
1st Q 10:16 - Hill gets sacked on third and 4, and the Alabama defense forces a punt.
1st Q 11:07 - Alabama can't punch in the touchdown, but get the field goal!
1st Q 13:17 - Yeldon takes his first carry close to the first down marker. On 3rd and 1, Yeldongets the first down and about 4 yards more. Ball on the 6. First and goal.
1st Q 14:11 - Sims pass complete to Cooper for a first down.
1st Q 14:55 - Sims rolls out to the right and throws a bullet for a first down.
1st Q - Alabama will receive to start the game!
3:00 PM EST: Getting closer to game time. Kickoff for Alabama/Texas A&M is scheduled for 3:30! Tune in here! I'm Mitchell Evans and I'll be joining you on this adventure!
1:32 PM EST: “We also have to throw the ball more effective in other ways. And utilize as many people as we need to,” said Alabama head coach Nick Saban. “Because we have confidence in all of our receivers and our tight ends and our backs that they can be effective in the passing game.
1:31 PM EST: Texas A&M has given up an average of 241 rushing yards and a combined four rushing touchdowns this year. If Alabama wants to get their identity rolling they'll need to run the football against the Aggies. It's definitely do-able.
1:30 PM EST: Alabama has arguably the best receiver in the country in Amari Cooper. Cooper has 54 catches compared to the next highest on the team which is 16. The pass game runs through Cooper, and Cooper alone. Taking shots down the field are not bad by any means, but if you get carried away you'll start losing drives and forgetting what kind of team you are.
1:29 PM EST: That quote says it all. By "roots" Saban means running the football consistently and well, as well as short, high-percentage throws for the quarterback.
"I just think it's more important for us to go back to the basics of what we need to do to execute and make better judgments, choices and decisions of how we distribute the ball, and we'll be just fine," said Saban.
1:28 PM EST: This game could turn it around for Alabama or Texas A&M. It also could kill their season hopes at a championship.
“Coming into this thing, nobody said this was going to be easy,” Sumlin said. “This is a difficult league. There’s no doubt that based on the last two weeks ... we’ve got to play better.”
1:27 PM EST: The defense usually gives Alabama the pass game. The Crimson Tide have been known as a run-hard football team and pounding between the tackles. Some of that may have been lost, but it can be quick to retrieve that.
1:26 PM EST: Alabama coach Nick Saban said, “I think that we have to do a better job of executing all the way around. I don’t think we’ve blocked people on the perimeter like we could have, or should have, or have. And I think it’s important that at the quarterback position we execute and do the things, and take what the defense gives us.”
"We just have to stick to our technique, buy into what the coaches are saying and we'll be good,” said Tide running back T.J. Yeldon. “[The offensive line is] doing the right techniques, so we just have to keep practicing there. So we'll get better this week."
1:25 PM EST: Alabama dropped to #7 because of a loss to Ole Miss. That loss, which really shouldn't have been lost, will haunt them all year. Alabama may have gotten carried away with their quarterback in Blake Sims. Sims was completing 73% of his passes, then after a few weeks, that percentage dropped to 55. Maybe, just maybe, Alabama needs to get back on track to their core which is the run game.
1:24 PM EST:Hill has been really good this year and is a good quarterback, but after week 1, where Hill threw for 500 yards, the whole nation forgot about Johnny Manziel and any other team for that matter and all the attention was on Hill. It may have gone too far. In fact, this writer is positive it went too far.
1:23 PM EST: Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin had some words to say on that and this writer thinks it was a must to say. He obviously still believes in Hill, and well, maybe we were too high on him in the beginnig. In fact, the nation was too high on Hill.
1:21 PM EST: Kenny Hill won the quarterback job for A&M, and some early heisman notice, with stellar performances through the first month of the season. After a 13:2 touchdown to interception ratio, it fell to 10:6. “What happens is that attitude when you win is seen one way, and that attitude when you lose is viewed another way,” Sumlin said of Hill. “I think he’s stayed the same, the perception of him has changed.”
1:20 PM EST: The #7 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide take on the #21 ranked Texas A&M in a matchup that is crucial to each team for future rankings and specifically for Alabama for their chance at ranking in the top 4 and moving into the college football playoffs.