Alabama Returns To the Win Column, Defeating Mississippi State 30-6

Live scoring, stats and analysis as the Crimson Tide looks to get back on track against the Bulldogs.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — After losing to Tennessee last weekend, the Alabama Crimson Tide win against Mike Leach and Mississippi State 30-6. Bryce Young threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns with JoJo Earle and Traeshon Holden each catching one. Jahmyr Gibbs only had 37 yards on the ground, but he managed to score a rushing touchdown. 

The defense responded in a big way, and it needed to against the SEC's leading passer Will Rogers. Alabama had four sacks on the night to go with seven quarterback hurries. Eli Ricks had an especially good night, performing well in his first start of the season.

Alabama heads into a bye week, then hit the road to Baton Rouge to take on LSU.

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Live Updates

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Final: Alabama 30, Mississippi State 6

Fourth Quarter

• TOUCHDOWN: Jo'quavious Marsh scores a rushing touchdown as time expires: Alabama 30, Mississippi State 6.

• Malachi Moore called for pass interference,

• Mississippi State uses its final timeout with 1:08 to go

• Kool-Aid McKinstry called for pass interference. Mississippi State already had the first down

• Mississippi State takes the field after the punt with 3:58 to go

• Tyler Harrell makes his first catch of the season

• Jalen Milroe has entered the game for Alabama

• The Bulldogs will punt with 7:23 left in the game

• A penalty for hands in the face makes it first and 25 for the Bulldogs

• Drive Summary: 9 plays 52 yards, 4:30 T.O.P

• FIELD GOAL: Will Reichard hits a 38-yard attempt. Alabama 30, Mississippi State 0

• An 18-yard pass plus roughing the passer puts the ball in Mississippi State territory

• Mississippi State decides to punt out of the timeout 

• The Bulldogs use their second timeout with 13:28 to go

• The Bulldogs call their first timeout of the half with 13:33 to go in the quarter

• Mississippi State starts the drive at their own 27

• Drive Summary: 6 plays, 2 yards, 2:25 T.O.P

• FIELD GOAL: Will Reichard kicks a 33-yard field goal down the middle. Alabama 27, Mississippi State, 0

Third Quarter

• A facemask call gives Alabama a fresh set of downs at the Bulldog 4-yard line

• An offsides on Mississippi State makes it 3rd and 2

• A muffed punt is recovered by Jaylen Moody. Alabama gets the ball at the Bulldog 17-yard line

• After several incomplete passes, Alabama will punt

• DeMarcco Hellams nearly picked off a pass on third down. The Bulldogs will now punt

• Mississippi State will take over at their own 10-yard line

• Two more negative plays for Alabama leads to an Alabama punt

• Bryce Young is sacked for the first time, bringing up 2nd and 19

• Gibbs earns another first down, this time a 13-yard reception off a screen

• Jahmyr Gibbs runs for 12 yards to earn a first down.

• Another failed fourth down conversion results in Alabama taking over at their own 31-yard line

• Lideatrick Griffin drops a touchdown pass, bringing up third down for Mississippi State

• DeMarcco Hellams gets a sack, the fourth for the defense

• Call overturned. Third down for the Bulldogs

• A Byron Young sack leads to a fumble, recovered by Tim Smith. The ruling is under review

• Mississippi State begins their first second-half drive at their own 19-yard line

• Alabama will punt on its first drive of the second half. Media Timeout

• Bryce Young completes a 17-yard pass to Jermaine Burton for a first down

• Alabama will start the second half at the 25-yard line after the touchback

HALFTIME: Alabama 24, Mississippi State, 0

Second Quarter

• A sack by Dallas Turner and Jamil Burroughs ends the half.

• The Bulldogs use their last timeout with 3 seconds to go

• Will Rogers completes a 21-yard pass for a first down with 9 seconds to go in the half

• Will Anderson gets Alabama's second sack of the game. Mississippi State calls a 30-second timeout

• Bryce Young scrambles and throws the ball away, leading to an Alabama punt. Mississippi State takes over at its own 23-yard line

• After a couple catches by Kobe Prentice, Alabama calls its first timeout of the game

• A shanked punt puts the ball at the Mississippi State 45-yard line

• Brian Branch sacks Will Rogers for the defense's first sack of the game

• Drive Summary: 4 plays, 56 yards, 4:25 T.O.P

• FIELD GOAL: 50-Yard kick by Will Reichard is good. Alabama 24, Mississippi State 0.

• Another roughing the passer against the Bulldogs gives Alabama a first down at the Bulldog 34

• Bryce Young's 7-yard pass to JoJo Earle earns another Alabama first down.

• Play stands

• Bryce Young completes a 23-yard pass to Jermaine Burton for a ruled first down. Play is under review. 

• Alabama will start the drive from their own 12 after a fair catch on the 60-yard punt

• Mississippi State calls for a fair catch on the kickoff

• Drive Summary: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:44 T.O.P

• TOUCHDOWN: Bryce Young completes a 6-yard pass to Traeshon Holden. Extra point by Will Reichard is good. Alabama 21, Mississippi State 0

• Bryce Young completes a pass to Traeshon Holden for 17 yards

• After another defensive stop on fourth down, the Tide take over at the Bulldog 30-yard line.

• Lideatrick Griffin returns the kickoff to the 20-yard line for the Bulldogs

• Drive Summary: 3 Plays, 74 yards, 1:43 T.O.P

• TOUCHDOWN: Jahmyr Gibbs has a 19-yard touchdown run. Extra point by Will Reichard is good. Alabama 14, Mississippi State 0

• Mississippi State's Jackie Matthews is ejected for targeting

• After a long incomplete pass to Isaiah Bond, the play is under review for targeting

• Alabama accepts an offsides penalty to replay the first down

• A roughing the passer penalty puts the Alabama offense at the Bulldog 39-yard line

• Bryce Young completes a pass to Ja'Corey Brooks for a first down

• Massimo Biscardi misses the field goal attempt for the Bulldogs. The Tide will take over on their own 26-yard line.

First Quarter

• Will Rogers' 4th-down scramble earns Mississippi State a new set of downs

• The Bulldogs get a first down after Simeon Price runs for six yards

• Mississippi State starts the drive at their own 35 after a shirt return

• Drive Summary 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:18

• TOUCHDOWN: Bryce Young finds JoJo Earle in the end zone for the first score of the game. Extra point by Will Reichard is good. Alabama 7, Mississippi State, 0

• Jahmyr Gibbs briefly went to the medical tent but returned after having his shoulder looked at

• Bryce Young completes a 40-yard pass to Ja'Corey Brooks

• DeMarcco Hellams breaks up the fourth down attempt by Mississippi State. Alabama will take over on their own 15-yard line

• Call was reversed. Second and 10 for Mississippi State

• The call on the field is an interception by Kool-Aid McKinstry. Play is under review

• Illegal formation penalty on Alabama, they have to punt again from five yards deeper. Drive will start on the 28-yard line

• After an incomplete pass to Roydell Williams, Alabama's first drive ends with a punt

• Jermaine Burton starts the game for Alabama

• The Bulldogs elected to punt after the timeout. McKinstry calls a fair catch at the 22-yard line

• Mississippi State calls a timeout at the 13:22 mark

• The call stands and the Bulldogs are going for it on 4th down

• The officials are reviewing the spot of the ball. The original ruling was 4th down

• Ricks gets the start at corner and breaks up the first pass. McKinstry is the other starting corner

• The Bulldogs will start at the 25-yard line after the touchback

Pregame

• Mississippi State won the toss and elected to receive the ball to start the game

• George Teague and Prince Wembley serve as honorary captains

• Former coach Gene Stallings was among those honored pregame

• Eli Ricks takes reps with the starting defense.

• Jaheim Oatis, and Deontae Lawson are also in street clothes.  Justin Eboigbe hasn't been seen as of yet

• DJ Dale is in street clothes and a walking boot on the sideline

• The full Crimson Tide contingent take the field for warmups. Will Anderson, Bryce Young and Jordan Battle are today's captains.

• Tyler Harrell is warming up in uniform. Seth McLaughlin is snapping to Jalen Milroe

• More Alabama players take the field in pads for warmups. Bryce Young is taking snaps from Darrian Dalcourt

• Alabama special teams returns to the field in pads

• Nick Saban has done his pregame walk of the field

• Tonight's officials:
• Referee: Walker,Scott
• Umpire: Quick,Tom
• Linesman: Jayroe,Gary
• Line Judge: Lorance,Chad
• Back Judge: Turner,Ron
• Field Judge: Davenport,Phillip
• Side Judge: Petty,Sean
• Center Judge: McArthur,Jason

How to Watch Info

Who: No. 6 Alabama vs No. 24 Mississippi State

When: 6 p.m. CT, Saturday, Oct. 22

Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium

TV: ESPN. Play-By-Play, Chris Fowler; Analyst, Kirk Herbstreit; Sideline, Holly Rowe and Todd McShay.

Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network. Play-By-Play, Chris Stewart; Analyst, John Parker Wilson. SiriusXM channel 81.

Series: Alabama leads 84-18-3, including 14 in a row dating back to 2008

Last Meeting: Alabama defeated Mississippi State 49-9 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, extending the Crimson Tide's winning streak to 14 games. The Bulldogs kept the game relatively close, heading into halftime down just 21-6. However, four second-half touchdowns for the Crimson Tide were enough to send the Bulldogs home with their tails tucked between their legs.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young 20-of-28 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns, while wide receiver John Metchie III led all Crimson Tide receivers with seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown. Roydell Williams led Alabama's running backs with 11 carries for 78 yards.

Last Time Out, Alabama: Young made his return from injury to start the game, but a solid offensive performance wasn't enough for Alabama as it fell at then-No. 6 Tennessee due to a field goal as the clock expired. The Crimson Tide lost 52-49 and headed home with its first loss of the year.

Young finished the game with an impressive stat line for a quarterback that was returning from a shoulder injury. Young completed 35-of-52 passes for 455 yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, running back Jahmyr Gibbs led the Crimson Tide 24 carries for 103 yards and three touchdowns.

At the end of the day, though, it was Alabama's defense and costly penalties that spelled the downfall of the Crimson Tide.

Last Time Out, Mississippi State: With a halftime score of 3-3, Mississippi State entered the visitor's locker room at Kentucky with a decent shot at beating the Wildcats and improving to a 6-1 record — the same as division foe Alabama.

It wasn't meant to be, though, and Kentucky pulled out all the stops to score 24 second-half points and win a 27-17 win. Bulldogs quarterback Will Rogers had an unusually quiet performance, completing 25-of-37 passes for 203 yards, one touchdown and one interception. And with just 22 rushing yards off of 10 attempts by Mississippi State rushers, it was a quiet day overall for the Bulldogs.

See Also:

2022 Alabama Football Early Opponent Preview: No. 8 Mississippi State

SEC Schedule

Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022

11 a.m. CT - UT Martin at No. 3 Tennessee, SEC Network

2:30 p.m. CT - No. 7 Ole Miss at LSU, CBS

3 p.m. CT - Vanderbilt at Missouri, SEC Network

6 p.m. CT - No. 24 Mississippi State at No. 6 Alabama, ESPN

6:30 p.m. CT - Texas A&M at South Carolina, SEC Network

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