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Live stats, plays and scoring as the Crimson Tide takes on the Longhorns inside Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

About Texas: The Longhorns finished 2021 with a record of 5-7, failing to reach a bowl game for the first time since the 2016 season. The Aggies finished with just seven first downs compared to 30 for the Crimson Tide. Dareus was issued a flag for excessive celebration on the play when he threw the football in the end zone. - 6-play, 75-yard scoring drive for the Longhorns. - McKinstry fields a bad punt at the Alabama 45. It's the most penalties in the first half for Alabama since the 2019 Ole Miss game. - Malachi Moore misses a sack on third-and-14, but Card still can't pick up enough yards on the scramble for a first down. A flag is thrown, and the call is roughing the passer and targeting, which would be a first down for Alabama. 3:14 to go in the first half. It's the 11th penalty of the half for Alabama. - Young is sacked on third down in the end zone for what appeared to be a safety. Texas, a matchup in Austin a century in the making.

But even as Saban continues to plow forward as the leader of the titan Crimson Tide, age appears to be just a number for the 70 year old. And that's not just on ...

And that’s not just on the football field. The septuagenarian coach apparently likes to His list of accomplishments — more than 270 wins (and counting), seven national championships, 10 SEC titles and two Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards — almost speaks for itself.

One point separated what could have been the upset of the college football season between Texas and Alabama. A tough back-and-forth game between the ...

A highlight play when it was needed most by the reigning Heisman winner. Officials called a targeting play initially against Texas despite Young not being struck in the head. Let's take a look at how the game unfolded. [Bookmark](https://si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq) Getting the ball back with a chance to extend the lead, Alabama came up on a 4th and short. For a moment, it appeared that Texas recorded a safety after tackling Alabama quarterback Bryce Young in the end zone early in the 2nd quarter.

The premier game of college football Week 2 is here: No. 1 Alabama at Texas. The storylines abound in this matchup, including Nick Saban against another ...

12:30 p.m.: Ewers goes for Worthy in the end zone, with Kool-Aid McKinstry in coverage. Texans at the Alabama 49. 12:59 p.m.: Young again finds Gibbs out of the backfield to convert on third down. 1:23 p.m.: McKinstry sneaks in on the corner rush and nearly sacks Card. 2:36 p.m.: Texas gets the ball back and is driving past midfield. 2:40 p.m.: That's a record-14th penalty by Alabama in the Nick Saban era. This one at the Texas 23-yard line. He rolls left and side-arms it to Gibbs in the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown. 3:13 p.m.: Officials reverse the call on the field, saying Gibbs was down a half-yard short. have the ball at their 25 with 1:29 left in the game and a timeout with which to work. Alabama already in Texas territory, at the 47. Texas has yet to provide an update on Ewers and what his prognosis is for the rest of the season.

The Longhorns, led by head coach and former Alabama assistant Steve Sarkisian and transfer quarterback Quinn Ewers, will have their hands full. With nearly a ...

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Texas has a first down at the Alabama 1. Cole Schuelke, a sophomore at the University of Texas, has waited in line to get into the Texas-Alabama game since 7 a.m. But on a third-down attempt at the Texas 30, Ovie Oghoufu came up with the sack for Teas and forced Reichard's long attempt. Texas has played the No. Robinson's short run was set up by a 46-yard pass from Ewers to Xavier Worthy that gave Texas a first down at the Alabama 1. Texas ended Alabama's first possession of the second quarter when linebacker Jaylan Ford shot through the Alabama offensive line and sacked Bryce Young on a third-down play. With starting quarterback Quinn Ewers in the locker room with an undisclosed injury, Texas has tied this game. That set Texas up at the Alabama 2 with eight seconds left. The first snap of the quarter will take place on the Alabama 12. After driving to the Alabama 12 and gaining a first down, Texas opened the final quarter with three plays that netted six yards. With time winding down, Texas faced a 1st-and-15 at the UT 38. A 7-yard touchdown pass from Bryce Young to Jahmyr Gibbs has placed Alabama in front of the Longhorns.

The Crimson Tide and Longhorns meet for the first time since the 2010 BCS Championship Game.

The Alabama offensive line has been a consistent problem, and it's hard to tell if it's been fixed after one game vs. However, a win over the defending SEC champs and the top-ranked team in the country -- especially considering the two will be conference foes in the near future -- will make a massive statement to the rest of the college football world. "Texas is back" has become a sarcastic joke since it had been "down" essentially since it lost to the Tide in the title game more than a decade ago. Texas star quarterback Quinn Ewers was knocked out of the game in the first quarter, but backup Hudson Card -- dealing with nagging injuries himself -- has done just enough to keep his team in this one and in line for the upset. [Bryce Young's](/college-football/players/3161957/bryce-young/) Heisman sequel: The star Crimson Tide quarterback got off to a great start against Utah State when he threw for 195 yards, tossed five touchdowns, rushed for 100 yards and punched in one score on the ground. 1 Alabama on Saturday looking to make a statement about its intention of bursting back onto the national scene, and as we enter the final quarter in Austin, Texas, the Longhorns are accomplishing that mission.

No. 1 Alabama needed a late field goal to survive Texas, 20-19. Bryce Young led two crucial scoring drives for the Crimson Tide.

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This story has been updated from a previous version. Nick Saban has achieved just about everything there is to achieve as a college football coach.

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Despite losing starting quarterback Quinn Ewers late in the first quarter, the Longhorns used four field goals by Bert Auburn -- including a 49-yard connection ...

Reichard nailed a booming 52-yarder in the first half of the game to give Alabama a 3-0 lead and salvage a shaky first drive. Alabama to add to the list of painful memories. Texas would not have been in position to pull the upset if not for Auburn's impressive efforts. Alabama was fully healthy and ran out the same unit that dropped 55 points on Utah State a week ago. Perhaps the most discouraging was settling for a field goal on fourth-and-4 from the 6-yard line in the fourth quarter. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs was easily the best target on the team with 74 yards receiving and a touchdown. Despite recruiting at a high level, none of the receivers look ready for prime time. With Alabama playing out of the shadow of its own goal posts, Texas defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat appeared to sack Young for a safety. Young completed 27 of 39 passes for 213 yards, engineering a huge fourth-quarter touchdown drive and the go-ahead field goal drive with 10 seconds remaining. Auburn's 49-yard field goal looked to put the 'Horns on top for good, but fell just short of being a game-winner. The Tide posted 15 penalties, a sum not previously met in a single game by any of Saban's teams at Alabama or LSU. The win marked the 19th consecutive 2-0 start to a season for coach Nick Saban, continuing the nation's longest active streak.

A 20-yard scramble by Alabama quarterback Bryce Young late in the fourth quarter set up a game-winning 33-yard field goal by Will Reichard as the No.

"I thought the quarterback that went out of the game [Ewers] was playing really well, made some really good throws. I thought we found a way there to take the lead and I thought we had found a way to win it. "But I thought the quarterback that came in the game did a really good job, too. And we played like a team that thought they were going to win the game." "In a weird way, we kind of feel pretty good about ourselves, kind of where we're at in the state of our program. "We shot ourselves in the foot quite a bit." And we played like a team that believed they could win this game. If you're a receiver, that's the guy you gotta beat. If you're a runner, you gotta press the hole and make the right cuts. "Wasn't very effective throwing the ball. "I think the energy in the stadium created some uncharacteristic errors on both sides," Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. "Well, we didn't block them very well up front, didn't protect very well, got pressure in the pocket," Saban said.

This game was a lot closer than anyone expected it to be and it came down to the final seconds, but it was an Alabama win. What did we learn about the Tide?

He is lucky that Texas left enough time on the clock and Bryce Young looked cool and collected as he went down the field to win the game, but he cannot play like that through the rest of the season. However, they had quite a few penalties through this game with Texas and it accounted for the most in the Nick Saban era. There is a lot to unpack here, but let’s start at the big problem: penalties.