Star wide receiver Jalen Waddle suffered what looks to be a pretty serious ankle injury on the opening kickoff and that’s all Alabama fans can think about right now. It was hard to see Waddle being loaded into an ambulance, and losing him will be a hard pill to swallow.
Unfortunately, it looks like Waddle will miss the remainder of the season, according to Alabama head coach Nick Saban,
After Waddle went down, the Crimson Tide showed its depth at the receiver position by plugging in sophomore Slade Bolden, who came in and contributed immediately. He and John Metchie lead Alabama in receiving yards heading at halftime.
Metchie has three receptions for 88 yards and Bolden has four receptions for 81 yards. Metchie made an outstanding catch in the second quarter that led to a touchdown.
John Metchie doesn’t drop balls
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 24, 2020
Mac Jones has looked terrific thus far. He’s completed 13 of 15 passes for 254 yards. Jones also snuck in a touchdown at the one-yard line for Alabama’s second touchdown of the day. The first touchdown of the day came from Najee Harris who has had an outstanding game himself. He’s rushed for 49 yards on 11 carries and a pair of touchdowns.
Alabama’s defense looked great to start the game but showed weakness in the second quarter allowing the Vols to sustain two long drives that resulted in a field goal and a touchdown. The Vols touchdown came on a touchdown pass from Jarrett Guarantano to freshman receiver Jalin Hyatt. That’s was Hyatt’s first catch of the game and the first touchdown of his career.
First of many for Jalin Hyatt pic.twitter.com/X0njfSgYvg
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Alabama leads Tennessee 28-10 heading into halftime and the Tide have truly dominated this game from the start. Jones has picked apart this Tennessee defense all first half and I don’t see that changing in the second half. The defense will need to review a few things at halftime as Guarantano has made a couple of big plays throughout the first half.
Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated on all things Alabama Football as the second half of Alabama vs. Tennessee is set to kickoff soon.
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