Alabama football plays host to SEC foe Ole Miss in Week 5. What do the Crimson Tide have to do to get past the Rebels at home?
The Alabama Football team is 4-0 and has not skipped a beat in the first four games of the season. Averaging 50 points a game and steamrolling their opponents by an average margin of 39 points so far. The Crimson Tide host Ole Miss at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday looking for their second SEC win of the year.
The Heisman frontrunner Tua Tagovailoa comes into this game with 1,300 passing yards and over 17 touchdowns for Alabama. Tua’s 17 touchdowns are also compared to his zero interceptions he has thrown this year with a stellar 96.3 QBR this season. Last week Tagovailoa threw five touchdowns for his second straight week, absolutely lighting up the scoreboard.
Alabama is 37.5 point favorites at home as they take on the Rebels. In what should be a walkthrough for the Crimson Tide, the importance of winning an SEC game is never lost on any of the conference’s teams. Ole Miss has a chance to not only cover, but maybe shock some people after losing to Cal last week at home 28-20 in a game that had a very controversial ending.
Ole Miss has not been great on offense, and the Crimson Tide have only allowed 10 points per game this year on average. The Rebels will have to get creative and let their freshman quarterback Matt Corrall loose to have a chance on Saturday. Corral is coming off of a bruised ribs injury he suffered against Cal.
Here are three keys to victory for the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday.