Tuscaloosa,AL- Alabama got off on the right foot in 2014 by shredding conference foe Ole Miss 44-7 in the season opener. The Tide started slow, leading 3-0 after the first quarter, but blew the game wide open in the second on the strength of 2 TD passes and a fumble return for a TD to take a commanding 24-0 lead at the half. The second half was no better for the Rebels as Alabama got 2 more touchdown passes and a pair of field goals to go up 44-0 early in the 4th. Ole Miss put together their only real offense late in the game to avoid being shut out.
Junior Demetrius Fowler went 20-25 with 266 yards and 4 TD passes to lead the way for Alabama offensively. Doug Vaughn struggled to get anything going on the ground running 18 times on the day for a paltry 52 yards. Redshirt Freshman Melvin Freeman picked up 26 yards on 8 carries. Fowler did a great job spreading the ball around as 4 different receivers caught a touchdown and 7 different receivers overall had at least a catch.
'We started a touch slow, but that's to be expected in the first game of the season, guys are a little bit uptight to get the new year rolling. I felt we really played well in the middle quarters. It was a great victory overall. Opening up with a conference game is rare and to come out on top will hopefully set the tone for the entire season. I think the guys today learned that when they play together, limit mistakes and execute the gameplan they can be quite special. I'm looking forward to Arizona heading here next week. It'll be a great test against another BCS conference team to gauge where we stand.' commented Aaron Jones after the game.
Alabama 1-0(1-0) hosts the Arizona Wildcats 1-0(0-0) next Saturday. Arizona defeated FCS SE 41-3 in their opener. Gametime is set for 11:00 am. On a side note, despite the victory, Michigan dethroned Alabama from the #1 spot for the first time in over a full calendar year on the heels of their 45-17 rout of then #4 Notre Dame.
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