North Alabama vs Southeast Missouri State Football Game Highlights, August 24 2024

from the river liy to the Missouri River in Montgomery Alabama we welcome you to the FCS kickoff between the North Alabama allance and the Southeast Missouri State Red Hawks game one a new season it brings the hope the dreams it's all alive and we're underway from the krampton bull Logan ker breaks a tackle and pushed out of bounds just shy of the 20 they go Up Tempo empty set hu pressure coming batted ball incomplete and that's a three and out for North Alabama north Alabama sends for deloren flush right surveys the field tried to squeeze it in the window North Alabama saying incomplete but they say move the chains K Downing held on there gain your foot on the gas and go deloren checks it down here's epton makes a man miss has the first down and more lowers his shoulder all the way to the 25 yd line so a seven in height advantage over on that Far Side North Alabama sends pressure deloren throws it's caught for another first down two big critical third down pickups at it's campaign a jump ball situation now he's comes in motion deloren looks that way but checks it down to epton Jr Cuts has the first down three for three on third down on this opening drive and all of they punch it in for a touchdown deloren quick hitter here's Cedro and he's in touchdown Simo and it's the transfer from Marshall cam Pedro who opens the scoring DC Pippen knocks in the extra point so it's Southeast Missouri State that draws First Blood Rocky and I'll tell you what Simo must watch the Kansas City Chiefs that play that won the Super Bowl they bring that same play out get the ball and punch it in for the touchdown 7 nothing Simo start this game with Ari Patu back into the game Allen in motion looks that way throws wide open it's caught kobby Warden turns it up field ball comes out but they ruled the knee down first where's my partner at it's hard when they keeps shifting around like that third and three quick hitter right back to Warden and he moves the chains again [Applause] hu set to throw on a first and 10 and it's intercepted right off the hands of Tanaka Scott and just as North Alabama was Finding their footing Adrien Patterson benefits ball landed right in his hands and it's Simo possession that ball goes out its knocka Scott's hands he's 6'5 that ball sailed High a little bit for Patu he' like to drive that thing down a little bit but the tip drill and and and Patterson in perfect spot pick up three on third down make it blown up not going to get Brandon epton Jr met by a purple wall he looks calm he looks collected doesn't look phased at all just got to remember they were starting to put together a nice drive here before that pick see if they can get back to it run the ball here huge hole opens up and Juice Allen it's a full race touchdown saving tackle Justice Johnson keeps Allen out of the end zone but that is the biggest play of the night for North Alabama 66 yards the juice is loose little simple dive play little Zone and just let juice Allen find a hole and he kicks on the afterburners they talk about what a great pickup that was football [Music] player pressure coming Patu gets rid of it it's caught but defended well again Dakota Warfield and this was one point to pick up that first down fourth and one Patu under Center flips it to Allen has the first down spins his way inside the five so a brave decision to go for it on Allen looking for a hole lowers his shoulder bulldo is in touchdown North [Applause] Alabama even on special teams they'll keep you guessing and it pays off Ben Harris the third string quarterback finds Tanaka Scott we told you the formations you're going to see tonight you will have never seen before and then they go with a wildcat formation and just same deal just let him pick a hole and then pounds that thing inside tough Runner juice Allen already 81 yards in a touchdown tonight Brent dearm loves it and he also loves this he is Mr creativity he's the play caller for this third and eight theoren under pressure down he goes um but but we've just stayed on our guys let's let's keep uh chopping we're going to get the explosive plays we got to be able to Tempo off of them and I love the way our guys turn the page and respond to see Tanaka Scott who tipped the ball up on the pick end up getting the two-point [Applause] conversion pressure coming Patu in trouble stays on his feet surveys the field nobody open Cuts back loses the football and Simo has it great pursuit of the fumble McCoy Casey recovers it a bad situation worse they had a route combination in the bottom of the screen it got kind of messed up there and then the pressure and right here at this point tuck that ball put that thing away just right at the very last minute tries to tuck it but started the night three for three on third down but they failed to convert their last two they run it with epon again trying to push that pile might have just gotten there this will be very close needed three they still haven't given the six play The Run shed blocks deloren in trouble plenty of room after the catch though this is the true freshman Payton Brown playing in his a defense when you're going fast all the time you can settle into that but when you change it up that's tougher deloren did well to get it away there Dorian Anderson breaks the tackle Lauren running with Tempo Payton Brown the true freshman he has not been shy of this first half it's like a pitcher in baseball Jay you're just thr fast balls all day a hitter can adjust that but then that theorence STS up room to run Cuts back at the 10 big hit at the seven talk about laying some Lumber Jabari Hill and a Flags out Payton Brown trying to weave his way through churning those legs stood up at the two ydd line been impressed by game on he p.m. at 7:00 deloren incomplete looking for cam Pedro again couldn't quite squeeze it in there after the play was over personal foul unnecessary roughness Defense number 33 that penalty's half the distance to the goal line and an automatic first down EJ colberts at he's hitting two 11 right now he's ready to B two 11 and a half that's it we see just a little p it's always the second guy they get you got to hold your water there broken play blown up in the back field play trying to punch it in with a backup quarterback Hensley Under Pressure loses the football no whistle that ball is loose as it stands again it's hot potato [Applause] finally Tyreek Daniels picks it up for the Lions then it was and what happened is delarent goes out with the injury to the shoulder here on that that big hit that we saw Alabama ball it's still a one-point lead Pat taking a deep shot incomplete but a flag flies in this will be defensive holding against Adrien Patterson pass interference defense automatic first down yeah let's see what he can do here inside the 30 yd line quarterback keeper hu read the ho way slides and takes a big hit and that's the easiest call of the [Applause] [Music] night to knowe had Patu not given himself up that that would have been a legal hit but when as soon as he starts to go down and gives himself up he becomes defenseless and then I mean there's also crown of the helmet that's the whole smash there dictionary definition targeting 20 after review targeting is confirmed that penalty will be half the distance to the goal line and an automatic first down for North Alabama 10 for North Alabama after the targeting penalty both quarterbacks on the field Patu and TJ Smith Patu keeps it himself touched into the end zone touchdown [Applause] lions that is a standard extra point and the Lions up 15 to S now we bring it to you from Montgomery Alabama where North Alabama a 15-7 lead H it Brandon epton on the return room to run a couple of br tackles just the kicker to beat and a touchdown saving tackle Sam Goro the so if you don't have delor the rest of the way Hensley's got to start to show something incomplete and it should have been intercepted Travis klier in and out of his hands of the secondary Hensley took a big hit on that play and there's a flag down in the back field crowding that line of scrimmage third and two B lowered his shoulder not going to get there only got one what do you do here Rocky I think you go for this thing right here this area of the field Anderson in motion they go to the Freshman Payton Brown churning those legs just enough for the first [Music] [Applause] [Music] down design green brown turns up field doesn't go down until inside the 20 another first down from the true freshman Hensley good protection steps up right on the money Doran Anderson a bullet thrown from Hensley that's more like it gain of 31 Simo uses a Time Brown gets the carry powers in touchdown [Music] [Applause] [Music] Simo Payton Browns first Collegiate touchdown caps at 11 play 51 yd drive and what a swing of emotion we thought maybe seimo could go into halftime with a long field goal but a beautiful throw by Hensley sets up up Oney plunge by pyton [Applause] brownley pressure coming in trouble gets rid of it right through the hands of Danny Joiner North Alabama protects his two-point lead got seven guys back at the first down marker they run it with juice Allen good to see him with the ball in his hands again he had 81 yards in that opening quarter his first carry the second quarter there North Alabama content to take this two-point lead into halftime Simo set to receive the first half to start with his defense that purple swarm the way that they've been getting to the ball a buckle up here we go in the second half at a two-point game on a Saturday night we've got Football on ESPN college football for the first time at 20 38 days their starting quarterback deloren pressure coming on a third and 12 Hensley throws it out of bounds trying to go to Anderson again and that's a three and out to start this third quarter wish for that was turned out to be a good thing third and eight Patu in trouble scrambles out of it has the first down oh he P to showing that dual threat ability on on a third and eight breaks free 25 yd gain what a huge play and what a demoralizing play because SEMA had great coverage on the back end but you get an athletic quarterback this ability looks great Kobe Warden he's been the bubble screen guy tonight rips that off for a gain of 10 and another first down they've tried they've had a lot of third and 16 well out of field goal range as well Patu surveys rolls right nobody open trying to squeeze it over on the sideline sails incomplete Dakota Warfield was the target looks like it's going to come right here again pressure comes but it doesn't stop the one yd gain to move the chains it's not going to be pretty offensively and not one day in practice during the fall are you on the field playing 50 snaps they going to have to endure here big hit on a third and three stopped well short Brandon two empty set the transfer from Stanford surveys rolls right nowhere to go with it and he's flushed out of bounds Jared Pedraza in Pursuit and you know Jay you talked away with that run then maybe you come back the play action help Carter Hensley out Hensley pump fake now throws wide open beautiful ball Doran Anderson he's been the top Target tonight whether it's been head third and four they go to the Freshman Payton Brown and he picks up the first down again quickly turning into Mr reliable the true and now despite the slam right back to Brown and he rumbles forward for another first down when you need a first down 22 in white has delivered going to open up some things in the pass game for Hensley they're sticking with brown why not breaks a tackle stays on his feet dives into the end zone touchdown the true freshman second score of the night he is quickly becoming the story for Simo the inside run you know it's coming but can you stop it Sima says we don't think you can and pton brown an early in Ro e played High School football last year and Simo can converts count it for two and the Red Hawks a 2115 lead with 15 seconds left in the third quarter we've SE touchdowns last year em and Memphis I think are the two leading candidates in my opinion big run here at the end of the third quarter exactly what North Alabama needed got to find a way to get points here that falls on the shoulders number one quarterback P two goes under center for the second time tonight hands off to juice Allen needed two got three one of those players in that box and run the ball quick snap here send it outside to Kobe Warden trying to turn that corner and another first down for North Alabama really finding a rhythm [Applause] here Moody trying to push that pile needs two going to be very close here just going for it here going to try to go quick fourth and half a yard they snap it quickly blowing up in the back field Bryce Norman Jared Pedraza beap and that's going to leave a gap wide open for Pedraza the linebacker you can see the penetration forces that running back to bounce to the outside and then padra is right there untouched here comes the cow [Music] quarterback play action little trickery there everyone thought they were going with the r Alabama has not shown they can stop Payton Brown in this Simo rush they do there no quarterback keeper Carter Hensley everybody in the stadium was fooled Hensley all the way to the 10 what a moment for the backup quarterback he has come in and grinded this for the Red Hawks gain of 46 and let's give Jeremy McDow the play caller for Simo a lot of credit here he says look we know that whole team is focused on pton Brown how about we just let Carter Hensley pull that ball in a naked outside run no blockers just pull that thing and fools every but they're leading on the scoreboard and they're trying to make this a two touchdown lead Brown bottled up that [Applause] time we [Applause] go flag thrown before the snap offside Defense number nine unab banded to the quarterback half the distance to the goal still second down and if you are looking for you up to him here one-on-one coverage Hensley goes to Brown instead he's [Applause] upended they go to Brown trying to muscle it in and he does wow what a night for the true freshman three touchdowns in his Collegiate debut [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and Jay to me what separates a good running back from a great one is the great one the great ones their legs don't stop on contact reic one of the best defensive player bang meets him in the hole and the legs keep driving through the pylon on for the two-point try confusion here epton trying to turn the corner not going to get there seemed like a broken play from the start so h two over the middle hard hit balls out seimo says they have it and they do Jared Pedraza he had the stop on fourth down on the previous possession comes up with the takeaway there and Simo can feel it on the field as a completed catch fumble and recovered by the defense first down Southeast Missouri B tries to just force one in here drive it in and it looked like ball was actually caught but he ripped that thing out as it was wasn't secured by Dakota Warfield what a great job of just second effort on that play always have not been able to capitalize offensively and do much all night great determination shown by Simo now trying to throw the knockout punch here's Brandon epton turning the corner inside the Five Flags in the back field make it 26 unanswered for Simo untouched Carter [Applause] Hensley Tak it to the outside and there's Paxton delen liking what he's seeing see everybody's selling out to stop that interior run pull that thing head to the outside great play call Great [Applause] execution and it's intercepted four turnovers on the night for North Alabama and that that one seals it for zimo Justice [Applause] Johnson boy Casey bringing it on defense here little bit of a line stunt a little bit of a shot there to him but I don't think he even before that I don't think he saw Justice Johnson undercutting that thing great job Johnson was in cover too he had that flat but he did a good job of sinking getting depth forcing throw never been there I feel like that has to change it does that was an awesome scene in Dublin the the closest thing we've gotten to to Ireland this week is we had lunch at the cun LEP matchups I you're going to get Oregon Ohio State in October right that's not usually like an early season game maybe but with some of this conference reignment you're going to get some great matchups I know people are a little uneasy about in a scenario like that would never happen this year moving forward with a 12 team playoff we're talking about this new year of college football another the other side of the ball has got to pick up the slack and on the other side it's human nature but North Alabama you've got a 15 to7 lead you see the opportunity you catch a team team with their backup quarterback who doesn't have any experience you got to F find a way to stomp on them they didn't another turnover on Downs a pitiful second half offensively for on a Saturday night and there would be Football on ESPN for the first time in 238 days and guess what you get football every Saturday night now until middle of January middle of January yeah it's going to be I mean such a fun ride and and and just the the newness of it with the playoff and and the conference realignment and some of the rle changes I mean FBS is going to get the helmet to helmet communication that's going to be a different wrinkle that teams are going to have to adapt to you know the sideline you know they have the iPads where they can view the film on the sideline that's Southeast Missouri State FCS kickoff Champions football is back little appetizer it'll be back in full force Labor Day weekend for our entire crew Rocky boyman Morgan Uber I'm J alter saying so long from Montgomery Alabama