Fayetteville,AK- The Razorbacks happened to catch the Alabama Crimson Tide at the wrong time. Coming off a sloppy victory against Arizona, Alabama was on their 'A' game in a decisive beating of the hapless Razorbacks 62-9 last night. Arkansas took the opening kickoff and promptly moved the ball well until CB#10 picked off a pass and took it 69 yards down the right sidelines to paydirt to put the Tide up 7-0...they never looked back from there. Demetrius Fowler was back on track throwing for 205 yards and 3 scores on 12 of 15 passing. Doug Vaughn solidified his position as the feature back by running for 134 yards on only 14 carries including a pair of touchdowns. Junior Tommy Hawk had a good game with 2 receiving touchdowns and 4 catches for 69 yards total. Fowler again showed his patience by hitting 7 different receivers on the afternoon. It appears as if the strength of this Alabama edition will be their defense as they once again had a defensive touchdown, their third in three games. Alabama outgained the Razorbacks 403-238 and forced 3 turnovers as opposed to 1. 'To win on the road in this league you have to win the turnover battle, bottom line. If you can win that category you set yourself up to have a chance at the end. Today, we were fortunate enough to have some playmakers step up and do their thing...trust me, it was not as easy as it looked. Arkansas is a talented team, our guys just happened to come up with the big plays when we needed it.' stated Aaron Jones following the game.
Up next for the Tide 3-0(2-0) is easily their toughest challenge to date as undefeated and 15th ranked South Carolina 4-0(2-0) makes the trip to Tuscaloosa. 'They are real tough this season. They took out a powerful Georgia team with relative ease. I can't say it enough, we have to play flawless ball on Saturday to walk away with a win.' Jones said of the Gamecocks.
On the recruiting front, this game represents a big opportunity for Alabama as they have 8 highly recruited high school seniors on campus for the game. Among the visitors will be Xavier Mangum, a hard hitting 4-star cornerback from Georgia who has given a verbal commitment to the Tide.
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