Smith, No. 1 Alabama rout short-handed Kentucky, 63-3
Alabama did not fairly appear to be itself at first after an prolonged interval on the sidelines, nevertheless it scarcely made a distinction on the scoreboard.
DeVonta Smith caught 9 passes for 144 yards and set the Southeastern Conference profession report with two extra touchdowns within the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s 63-3 victory over short-handed Kentucky on Saturday.
“I think we played better and better and better as the game went on,” coach Nick Saban stated.
And the rating obtained larger and greater and greater.
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Mac Jones handed for 230 yards and two touchdowns and Najee Harris ran for a pair of scores for the Tide (7-0 SEC), each in lower than three quarters. A sluggish begin was a breezy return from a three-week layoff after LSU was pressured to name off last week’s scheduled game due to COVID-19 troubles.
The outmanned Wildcats (3-5) had been lacking quite a few key gamers due to accidents or coronavirus protocol. They had been aggressive early on the stat sheet, nevertheless it did not maintain up significantly lengthy on the scoreboard after they gave up three second-quarter touchdowns.
“I know you’re going to look at the score and say, ‘Man, there’s not a lot of good things.’ But there was,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops stated. “Early in the game, I thought our guys were playing extremely hard, extremely physical.”
Smith broke Amari Cooper’s SEC and Alabama record with his 32nd touchdown catch, a 10-yarder from Jones in the second quarter. He added an 18-yarder from freshman backup Bryce Young.
“It’s certainly a blessing to have my name with all the greats that came to the SEC and this school,” Smith said.
Jones completed 16 of 24 passes but also was intercepted at the goal line in a rare mistake. Harris had a career-long 42-yard touchdown run and gained 83 yards on 13 carries.
