WATCH: John Metchie avoids State defenders for first points of the night

John Metchie leaves State defenders in the dust on a 46-yard touchdown reception to give Alabama a 7-0 lead.

After senior cornerback Josh Jobe picked off Will Rogers on Mississippi State’s opening drive, Bryce Young hit John Metchie for a touchdown!

Metchie avoided the Bulldog defenders for a 46-yard touchdown reception!

After a rough start to the season, John Metchie came up big for the Tide on its opening possession to give Alabama the lead 7-0.

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