Alabama’s Big Time Players Make The Difference

The battle between Alabama and LSU is the kind of game every high school player dreams of playing in. Two heavy weights going toe to toe on national television with championships on the line. LSU held a 15-10 lead going into the fourth quarter after scoring some success against the Alabama defense and continuing to hold down Alabama’s offense. The Tide had started to get some traction with Mark Ingram in the third, but the fourth quarter was looming large with so much at stake. Fifteen minutes remained to decide which team would take the lead position in the SEC West. A possible national title shot also lay on the table for both teams. What went through my mind at this point was, “somebody’s got to make a play.” My answer came at the 10:37 mark as Julio Jones took a short receiver screen and dusted his cover man. The second defensive back took the wrong angle, the next was taken out by tackle James Carpenter, and the rest got nothing but fumes as Jones raced down the sideline ...