Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Alabama Crimson Tide | ESPN College Football

the dawn of the DOR era tonight in Tuscaloosa as kalayn dor makes his Alabama head coaching debut at Brian Denny Stadium as the fifth ranked Crimson tie host Western Kentucky won the toss elected to defer so Western Kentucky will be on offense first Conor talty will kick things off to Easton Messer tempo for Western Kentucky will friend is the offensive coordinator and will call the plays Finley with time as a first down completion out to the 43 yd line that's a gain of 16 yds to River Helm Kan wck three years as the head coach at South Alabama worked with theor Indiana pressure on Finley and slam out Q Robinson gets the sack home clean and a big hit on the quarterback exactly what Kane wck wanted to see he said I want to see this defensive line get after the quarterback great speed good dip and a big sack no roow to throw on second down in trouble bubbles the ball and got it back at the 27 yd line this was an issue a season ago too many sacks taken by jayen Miro something that he told us yesterday he spent a lot of time on second and eight Finley from the pocket launches and it's picked off at the 35 yd line returned back inside the 20 by Keon Sav transfer from Michigan who started the national championship game a year ago Jam Miller out here on second down and six and go empty with milro Western Kentucky bringing some pressure it's a designed run and b r into the end zone for the touchdown let's pull a couple of guards get him out in front we'll go Roberts we'll go Booker and Jaylen milro with a big path to the end zone takes it to the house tied on the scoreboard for the first time they also lost to the draft Dallas Turner and Chris brazwell is Edge rushers Finley has time fires over the middle another interception it's Sab again his second pick already back to the 40 stays in bounds down the sideline and finally on of play Keon Sab in his Alabama debut what a first quarter for Mr Sab in an Alabama uniform center field safety top of the field DJ Finley trying to hit that underneath route but then went on a run winning 10 straight until losing in the college football playoff milro with everybody covered on the run then throws it the last second to law inside the 10 and into the end zone for another Bama touchdown after the takeaway was jayen Miro such a weapon as a run the defense is worried he steps up in the pocket the defense sucks up an open Kendrick law and it's 140 tied will the Run game look a little different with a different style of offensive line here in Tusc Lu here's Jan Miller who is lined up at the top of your screen taking the hand off and Miller diving out of bounds another flag comes soaring in let's milro taking a shot downfield my goodness wide open Ryan Williams the true freshman taking it to the house 84 yd touchdown I'm sure Crimson TI fans expected it much sooner it comes here with about two and a half to go in the first well it's just going to be outside just going to be a go ball and Nair Ward who gets a little flat foot safety 21 up in Stout who they raved about his eyes get caught inside no safety help over the top and an easy accurate deep throw down the field by Jaylen milro Ryan Williams does the rest with that speed the open field I think that's going to be a combination we're seeing more and more of throughout the course of this season they lose by seven to Michigan in the Rose bow snap over the head of milro ball on the ground and recovered by Western Kentucky the issues continue this was a problem last year that was a different Center we've talked about Parker braford that's come in but over his head the Elijah pritet over on the sideline he he's in there for Kaden Proctor and looks shaken up Elijah young spinning away from Defenders and down to about the 13 and that will close out the opening quarter and a 525 pitch slightly less than upack correct slightly less what do you mean significantly less another flag down there goes milro pass the 30 milro pass the 40 and finally out of bounds but will it come back Alabama's already been penalized six times in this game get pocket awareness good they dial up a pressure and a nice hole opens up off the right side jayen milro identifies it Matt ller getting a workout he didn't know he was going to tonight Defense number 21 ay be for from the end of the run first down here's Jam Miller through a CR at the 30 Miller turns on the Jets inside the 10 diving for the End Zone touchdown [Applause] Alabama as he get in as he Dives for the pylon right there the go line he's clearly in elbows up balls across a nice touchdown by Jan Miller up and stout was and the Comm shut off at 15 seconds so you it's hand signals after that from the sideline you could see that going on over there as Finley turned his head towards his coaching staff he dumps it off across the middle for a first down to Hutchinson Finley firing and nice catch in traffic at the 23 yd line from inside the Alabama 20 Finley from the pocket goes underneath to Barry and bar able to spin away from a Defender and Malachi Moore finally gets into the ground but it will be first and goal two for two on fourth down this drive Finley in trouble gets away from a Defender lowers the shoulder Dives inside the five close to the first down but appears short second straight good run by this offense and here's Haynes again with great speed Haynes might be gone inside the 40 inside the 30 20 inside the 10 HS all the way but a touchdown an 85 yd run for justice hes and open a big hole oh and Justice Haynes hits it downhill almost ran out of gas there at the end but really nice block from those poers wrapped tight that hole opens up the acceleration and it heels to the field for justice Haynes his hand he's got a little tied on him though there at the end big nice hole opened up the head coach and Ryan Mallet was the quarterback so he credits Ryan Mallet for his desire to play back at the college level but it's been enjoyable for the two of them to share this journey at Western Kentucky together nice return by Cole Adams and nice story there go for yet another drive here late up five scores milroad of the air this time surveying throwing it and completing it to Ryan Williams and Williams breaks a tackle Williams his second touchdown and yeah they're up 42 nothing still seeing the ability to run the football and now with Jaylen milro good job going through his progressions with his eyes in Cut there from Ryan Williams on the Dig and he does the rest once the ball gets in his hands breaking a tackle and strolling into the end zone slow sputty start early but to your point they have found their stride a loss of three second and 13 milro will keep it inside the 10 turns on the Jets diving for the End Zone touchdown Alabama that's his second on the ground and he's got three through the [Applause] air they pull Tyler Booker get him out in front nice big hole one cut downhill for Jaylen milro he's got another gear watching him live D that's the one thing again just going back to talking to Nick Sheridan kayin deor they continue to tell Jaylen Miro just be you and it sure feels like they're going to call plays Ty Simpson in the game at quarterback very talented sophomore from Martin Tennessee here he is on the run and right on Q throwing a strike to Kobe prentis and a gain of about 15 [Music] and here's Simpson keeping it pretty good athlete inside the 10 and got tripped off as he Dove for the End Zone but stepped out of play as he stumbled for Simpson Hill runs into an offensive lineman but keeps the feet moving waiting for the signal in touchdown Alabama 55 nothing take a look from the side kept those legs moving through contact staying low tough to tell you see the knee go down where was that ball right when the knee hits the [Applause] ground see anything there that's going to be enough to overturn it it's close hard to tell if he stretched out after knee down where's the ball pre- snap shifting stumbling but keeping his balance as Simpson and in of the ends off for another Bama score pressure coming off the edge keeps the ball right there in that mesh nice job as the defender closes on the running back he knows he next Saturday and then a game at Wisconsin the following week Georgia here at the end of the month end of September Kevin Riley close at the 11 yd line going be fourth down can look at their schedule and say okay that that's that's a win and you know maybe you can do that some years with certain teams but does not appear that way this year Lan takes a knee and that's it dor debut in the books 63 to nothing Alabama trounces Western Kentucky how work L cting down a good times staring down the CL some Hallelujah