Yeldon took a swing pass from quarterback aj mccarron and raced 28 yards for a touchdown with 51 seconds left in the game to cap a frantic 72yard drive in five plays to give topranked alabama crimson tide to a stunning 2117 victory over 5thranked lsu on saturday night in tiger stadium. Hes a balanced back, but being a complete back comes. Alabama football has had so many iconic moments in recent memory. Alabama is heading into hostile territory for their first big test of the season as they take on the lsu tigers, who are hungry for revenge after losing last year 210 in the national title game. Get all your alabama football news in one place with our top rated free app. Yeldon is an alabama hero who was an impact running back in his years at alabama. Where lsu got 35 rushing yards against alabama last year, and 54 here in 2015, and where alabama came in allowing 66. Alabama takes lastsecond, heartbreaking victory in. With this alabama football app you can easily keep up with everything related to the crimson tide.
Alabama jumped out to a 100 lead that was only threatened when a busted coverage allowed a 40yard touchdown pass from lsu quarterback brandon harris. Tj yeldon scores a touchdown on a screen pass from aj mccarron to beat the lsu tigers on 1142012. Yeldon, who did the rest on a 28yard touchdown with 51 seconds remaining that gave the topranked crimson tide a. This game has long had sec championship implications and this year is no different. Video from cbs sportssoutheastern conference audio.
Is summer practice on the slate for nick saban and alabama football. Now watch as yeldon makes his first nfl touchdown catch in the back of the endzone on a throw from quarterback. The 61, 226pound thumper was widely viewed as one of the best remaining backs on the board. Yeldon who scored the gamewinning touchdown in tiger stadium two years ago gave them the ball at the crimson tide 6yard line. It doesnt matter now, but alabamas gametying touchdown on a 4thand4 should not have counted because the running back who went in motion and lined up at the bottom of the play shouldve been.
Tj yeldon game winning touchdown w eli gold call youtube. I just was not expecting it to beat moments like yeldons screen touchdown vs. Auburn jumped ahead of alabama with unanswered points, but t. Lets remember the 2012 matchup against lsu, where t. It was the most points alabama has scored against lsu since a. Alabama crimson tide white team running back tj yeldon 4 scores a touchdown against the red team during the. The 2017 college football playoff national championship game more than lived up to the hype, as alabama and georgia went backandforth until the bitter end. Alabama scores in final minute to get past lsu 2117 the. Yeldon s touchdown in the final minute of alabama s 2117 victory at lsu on saturday night did more than keep the topranked crimson tide unbeaten. Just a few plays later, yeldon gave the tide a 70 lead with an 8yard touchdown run. Its no secret, alabama fans and lsu fans simply dont like each other, its that simple. He has size, vision, speed, power and patience as a runner. Bama tops lsu on mccarron lastminute touchdown pass.
How impactful will christian harris, daniel wright be this season. Theres no denying tj yeldon has been a good pick for the jacksonville jaguars. Yeldons fumbles at alabama all came during critical moments in games. The alabama crimson tide moved one step closer to another sec championship by defeating no. Blake sims led the crimson tide on a gametying drive in the final minute and alabama scored a touchdown on its first possession of overtime before. This is the only fact i have that would explain how lsu can cover. Since 2007, the alabama versus lsu games have mostly been instant classics and overall slugfests. Over five championships, 33 firstround picks, and all sorts of records, you are bound to have some memorable moments.
Mccarron read an lsu blitz and flipped a screen pass to t. Ball security is the lone weakness in yeldons game. It was his only touchdown reception in 2012, but it was the one that kept alabama s season alive and crushed the hearts of the lsu faithful. Lsu started out with a 14yard touchdown reception by malachi dupre after both offenses struggled to move the ball early. Lsu or jalen hurts comeback in the sec championship.
Alabama defeats lsu in the place where things still make sense. Alabama a touchdown favorite at lsu for the first time all season, alabama is a singledigit favorite in week 10 at lsu. Yeldon scores after a 28yard pass from aj mccarron with 51 seconds remaining to give the no. Alabamas touchdown was in overtime and it ended the game, while penn states was in the fourth quarter with time left on the clock. Lsus leonard fournette and auburns corey grant dominating afc championship game. Then alabama flexed its own muscle to counter manziels speed, sticking with power runs to set up 2yard touchdown runs by t.
Another ultra conservative approach on offense was lsus demise against alabama and the crimson tide left baton rouge with their sixth straight win over the tigers on saturday. Assumed the role of the tides feature running back en route to earning first team allsec honors has started all games while rushing for a teamhigh 1,182 yards on 184 carries his 16 rushing touchdowns are tied for fifth in the alabama singleseason record books averaging 6. When all is said and done, about 70 players would have gotten a. Established in 2007, touchdown alabama magazine is your onestop shop for all news and analysis related to alabama football.
The official athletic site of the university of alabama alabama running back t. Former alabama rb tj yeldon scores preseason touchdown. Watch alabama win national championship with thrilling ot. It was his only touchdown reception in 2012, but it was the one that kept alabamas season alive and crushed the hearts of the lsu faithful.
Legacy of 2011 alabamalsu games lives on in nfl and college the 2011 alabama and lsu teams produced 42 nfl draft picks so far. Lsus leonard fournette and auburns corey grant dominating. Even in auburns 2012 year from hell, lsu just squeaked out a 1210 win on the plains. Yeldon scores after a 28yard pass from aj mccarron with 51.
Legacy of 2011 alabamalsu games lives on in nfl and. The only thing we have going for us is home field advantage and that the lsuauburn series cant be explained. Lsu sophomore wide receiver jarvis landry reacts after scoring lsus second touchdown saturday, nov. Lsu vs alabama tickets 2020 bamalsu football tickets. Lsus zach mettenberger completed 16 of 23 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown but was also sacked four times. Jalston fowler, arie kouandjio, austin shepherd and xzavier dickson hear their names called saturday. Get all your alabama college football news, videos, and more. Yeldon scored the goahead touchdown with 51 seconds left. Alabama has four players selected on the final day of nfl draft. Career highlights via alabama athletics site 2012 junior. Touchdown run is the most addicting football game ever, play in your browser or download on ios and android. Mccarron read an lsu blitz and flipped a swing pass to t. Both alabama and tennessee fans can agree that no real friend would schedule a.
Alabama backup quarterback tua tagovailoa, who replaced jalen hurts in the second half, found devonta smith for a 41yard touchdown on 2ndand26. At this point, the tide are almost unanimously favored to beat lsu, mainly because the bama offense is significantly better at this point. Thats honestly the only thing i can think of that would justify taking lsu to cover. Yeldons second touchdown put the tide back on top late in the first half the auburn tigers forged a. Two crimson tide players off the board quickly in second round of nfl draft. Lsu football loses fourth straight to alabama in gut. On the other side of the ball alabamas running back derrick henry rushed for 210 yards, and 3 touchdowns. Catherine threlkeld students remain unmoved in the stands saturday, nov. Alabama bottled up lsus superstar running back leonard fournette, holding him to only 31 total yards. Yeldon scores his 2nd td of night for alabama video. Facebook twitter instagram youtube ios app android app. The latest blow was saturday nights 520 loss to no. Alabamas win put the crimson tide in the drivers seat in the sec west, and gave them a 5th straight win in the alabama vs lsu series.
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