Alabama traveled to Arkansas to play their first SEC road game of the season on Saturday.
Saturday’s game in Fayetteville was like a roller coaster the way the momentum swung back and forth until Alabama eventually took control of the game, beating Arkansas 49-26.
Last week Alabama opened up SEC play with an impressive 55-3 win over Vanderbilt, dominating on both sides of the ball.
Alabama started off SEC play making a statement, dominating Vanderbilt by a score of 55-3.
Alabama faced Vanderbilt, their first SEC opponent of the season, and did what they should do to a lesser SEC foe, completely overpowering them on both sides of the ball. The Crimson Tide dominated the Commodores 55-3 in its SEC home opener.
Last Saturday, Alabama had just the game the Crimson Tide needed against Louisiana-Monroe. While it wasn’t perfect, it was a great warmup game before heading into SEC play.
After struggling to beat Texas a week ago, Alabama took care of business this week against Louisiana-Monroe by a score of 63-7.
After playing one of the sloppiest games under head coach Nick Saban’s tenure, squeaking out a 20-19 win over the Texas Longhorns last Saturday, the Crimson Tide will be anxious to get back to Bryant Denny Stadium to let out some frustration on their next opponent.
The first meeting between Alabama and Texas since the 2009 National Championship Game did not disappoint.
This Saturday in Austin, Texas, the University of Alabama and the University of Texas will face off for the first time since their meeting in the 2009 BCS National Championship game where Nick Saban secured his first of six national championships with Alabama as the Crimson Tide defeated the Longhorns 37-21.