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WILD WEST SHOOTOUT No. 1 Alabama holds on to beat No. 6 Texas A&M in a game that featured 91 combined points and 1,196 yards of offense
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Alabama defensive back Vinnie Sunseri (3) sidesteps Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) after Sunseri intercepted a Manziel pass and returned it for a 73-yard touchdown Saturday at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Alabama won, 49-42.
Crimson Tide can’t stop Manziel, but still comes away with the win By Cecil Hurt COL L EGE S TAT ION, T E X A S | Johnny Manziel did everything he could on Saturday but didn’t get what he wanted. A signature win. Both teams rolled up record offensive numbers Saturday, but No. 1 Alabama outlasted the Aggies 49-42 to turn around last season’s only loss and
give the Crimson Tide a win in its Southeastern Conference opener. AJ McCarron completed 20 of 29 passes for 334 yards and four touchdowns against Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide (2-0), for a second straight season against the Aggies (2-1), looked bewildered at the start as Manziel led the Aggies to two quick touchdowns and a 14-0 lead that created bedlam at Kyle Field. SEE T IDE | 4C
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Alabama shows plenty of grit, takes big step moving forward COLLEGE STATION, T EXAS ear Bryant would have been appalled — and proud. The Junction Boys might not have recognized the game being played — but they would have had to recognize the effort. Alabama and Texas A&M, running up yardage like it was the national debt, played a game that would have been unthinkable in the days of dust and defense. They swooped and they soared — and mainly scored — to the content of any fan. Alabama was efficient, while Johnny Manziel was amazing. If anything would have SEE HURT | 5C
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Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron gets a hug from his grandmother, Faye Kent, following the Crimson Tide’s win.
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Bama didn’t panic when it trailed early
Inside look at each quarter
McCarron’s effort helps carry Tide to victory
Stats and figures from the Tide’s big victory
Defense survives big performance from Manziel
Sunseri comes up big with another pick-six
How UA has fared against Heisman winners
Questions about the Tide’s performance answered
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Auburn beats Bulldogs in final seconds
Auburn tight end C.J. Uzomah (81) catches the game-winning touchdown pass with 10 seconds left in the game as Mississippi State defensive back Cedric Jiles defends. Auburn won, 24-20.
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AUBURN | Nick Marshall hit C.J. Uzomah for an 11-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left to lift Auburn to a 24-20 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night, ending the Tigers’ 10-game Southeastern Conference losing streak. Marshall led the Tigers (3-0, 1-0 SEC) down the field with big running and passing plays in easily his best game. The junior-college transfer completed his first five passes for 55 yards in leading Auburn 88 yards over the fi nal 1:56. He then ran 11
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yards on third-and-10 before lofting the decisive throw to the right corner of the end zone. The play was reviewed and instant replay officials ruled that the 6-foot-4 tight end, Uzomah, was pushed out of bounds, enabling him to come back. Subbing for an injured Tyler Russell for a second straight game, quarterback Dak Prescott ran for 133
yards and two touchdowns and passed for 213 for Mississippi State (1-2, 0-1). Russell sustained a concussion in the opener against Oklahoma State. With the game on the line, Marshall suddenly looked like anything but a guy who’s had six weeks to learn an offense. He hit freshman Marcus Davis on three straight passes to cover 29 yards, then had a 17-yarder to Jaylon Denson. He also salvaged short gains with a couple of runs before heading out of bounds. Tre Mason’s 3-yard run pushed it SEE AUBURN | 3C