John Metchie made a ridiculous hit during Saturday’s SEC Championship Game to help Alabama avoid a takeaway.
Alabama was driving midway through the first quarter with the score between them and Florida tied at seven. Mac Jones threw a pass that was intercepted by Trey Dean III. Dean was running with the ball after the turnover, but then he got leveled by Metchie on a crazy hit.
Here it is from another angle. It’s like Dean ran into a wall.
Metchie’s hit caused Dean to fumble the ball, and DeVonta Smith recovered it for Alabama. After all that, Bama ended up losing nine yards. But guess what? Jones ended things with a touchdown pass to Smith anyway, putting the Tide up 14-7.
Whoever said offensive players couldn’t tackle never saw a hit like that from Metchie.
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