No. 2 Alabama survives Young injury to bury Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After Bryce Younger was knocked out of the video game with a shoulder injuries in the 2nd quarter, No. 2 Alabama turned to Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe to pull absent from No. 20 Arkansas 49-26 Saturday.

Youthful left with 10:34 remaining in the 2nd quarter with what coach Nick Saban identified as a sprained correct, throwing shoulder and did not return. Young was on the sideline in uniform for the next 50 %.

“Bryce has a little AC sprain in his shoulder. We will have to take it day-to-day,” Saban stated. “I believe he’s Ok. He doesn’t have a critical personal injury.”

Alabama (5-, 2- Southeastern Meeting) led 14- when Youthful was hurt. Milroe led Alabama to touchdowns on his to start with two drives to open a 28- guide.

No. 20 Arkansas (3-2, 1-2) scored the subsequent 23 points and held the Alabama offense, lacking Young, to minus-1 yard in the 3rd quarter.

Youthful received the Heisman Trophy past 12 months, throwing for 4,872 yards and 47 touchdowns.

On the to start with generate of the fourth, Milroe restored get for Alabama.

His 77-lawn scramble on 3rd-and-15 set the Crimson Tide on the Arkansas 3 and Jase McClellan scored 3 plays later on.

Right after forcing an Arkansas punt, Gibbs ran 73 yards all-around the correct side to the close zone on the very first perform and gave Alabama a 19-stage lead with 12:17 still left. The Razorbacks never ever recovered.

“It stopped the bleeding for confident since that was third-and-prolonged in negative area situation,” Saban reported. “That was a substantial momentum swing in the recreation, in my impression. After that, we performed improved. Just after that, I assume they didn’t play as effectively.

Arkansas experienced rallied driving a landing pass from KJ Jefferson to Ketron Jackson, an 11-property touchdown operate from AJ Environmentally friendly, a recovered onside kick and a brief TD operate by Rocket Sanders touchdown just after a poor snap on a punt by Alabama.

Milroe, a 2nd-year player, was 4 for 9 for 65 yards with a landing and ranf for 91 yards and two scores.

Gibbs experienced 206 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, which includes a 76-garden landing to seal it in the fourth quarter.

Sanders, the SEC’s major rusher getting into the video game, experienced 101 yards on 22 carries for his fourth 100-property video game of the period. Jefferson was 13 of 24 passing for 155 yards with a landing.

Jefferson did not return for Arkansas’ closing two drives. Pittman mentioned the quarterback strike his head on a perform prior to exiting and with the consequence not in doubt, he selected not to place Jefferson back again into the sport. It was unclear whether or not that was because of harm or the rating.

“Appropriate now, we are 1-dimensional,” Pittman said. “We have bought to be in a position to throw and capture and shield. We won’t be able to just convert close to and hand the ball off and beat genuinely very good teams.”

Alabama has gained 16 straight games in excess of the Razorbacks.

THE TAKEAWAY

Alabama constantly has solutions. With no Young, it basically leaned into its operating video game.

Arkansas mentor Sam Pittman was daring with an onside kick to steal a possession, but the Razobacks’ protection couldn’t just take edge of Young’s absence.

HOPEFUL FOR THE HEISMAN

Youthful is among the favorites once again for the Heisman Trophy in 2022. Saban mentioned he failed to place him back into the sport since the injuries restricted his throwing potential.

“He could not go back in the recreation right now since I did not imagine he had substantially steam throwing the ball,” Saban claimed. “He is experienced these prior to and in a few times he’s responded definitely very well. We will just have to see how it goes.

Back again TO EARTH

Arkansas cracked the Top rated 10 two weeks ago right after starting up 3-, but could fall out of the rankings after two straight losses to Alabama and Texas A&M. The Razorbacks missing 3 straight video games past yr just before profitable five of their very last six.

“We have bought to regroup,” Pittman mentioned. “Past calendar year we shed a few in a row and turned it all around. We have got to locate a way to change it all over.”

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Alabama will most likely keep at minimum at No. 2 in the rankings, but with more than fifty percent the year to engage in, Young’s position will very likely determine no matter whether they continue to be there for the long phrase.

Arkansas could drop out of the Top 25 next a next straight decline.

UP Upcoming

Alabama: Hosts Texas A&M, the only workforce to defeat the Crimson Tide all through the normal year previous 12 months, subsequent 7 days.

Arkansas: Travels to Mississippi State for Week 6.