The Crimson Tide welcome Mercer on a cool and sunny afternoon in Tuscaloosa.
1st Quarter:
Alabama kicks it off to the visitors from Macon, GA.
1st and 10 Mercer from the 25, Jihaad Campbell on the tackle. Play picks up two-yards.
2 and 8 from the 27, Mercer, going to the right side on the reverse. Flag on Alabama. 10-yard penalty.
1st and 10 from the 43, Mercer hands it off. Illegal shift. 5-yard penalty on Mercer.
2nd and 15 from the 38, pass complete, brings up 3rd and 9.
3rd and 9 from the 44-yard line, Mercer’s pass is incomplete. Flag on the play. Pass interference on Alabama.
1st and 10 Mercer from the 41, Domani Jackson and Deontae Lawson helps force a fumble, and Damon Payne Jr. picks it up in stride and carries an additional five-yards.
1st and 10 Alabama, Jam Miller picks up the first down to the 40-yard line. Alabama’s first first down of the game.
2nd and 5 at the 36, Jalen Milroe throws it to Germie Bernard who picks up a first down.
1 and 10 Alabama at the 29, Milroe hands it off to Ryan Williams who cuts it up and scores. 29-yards on the reverse.
Mercer 0, Alabama 7 with 10:48 in 1Q
1st and 10 Mercer on the 25-yard line, handoff up the middle gets 3-yards.
2nd and 8 from the 27, pass complete.
3rd down and 2 from the 33, handoff brings up a fourth-and-one.
Mercer punts it away 51-yards.
1st and 10 Alabama at the 15-yard line, Milroe’s pass is broken up. Flag on the play. Roughing the passer.
1st and 10 Alabama from the 30, Milroe carries for 16-yards and a first down.
1st and 10 from the 46, Milroe’s pass is incomplete to Caleb Odom.
2nd and 10 from the 46, Milroe hands it off to Justice Haynes for a loss of two.
3rd down and 4 from the 48, Milroe on the carry, the ball hits the deck and the ruling on the field is a fumble recovered by Mercer. Play under review. Call is reversed.
1st and 10 Alabama at the 41, Haynes carries. Flag on the play. Holding on the Tide.
1st and 20 from the 49, Milroe’s pass is complete to Williams.
2nd and 3 from the 34, Haynes carries for the first down.
1st and 10 from the Mercer 26, Jam Miller carries and gets it to the 26.
2nd and 9 Alabama from the 25, Milroe’s pass is complete to CJ Dippre for an 11-yard gain.
1st and 10 Alabama from the 14, Milroe’s pass complete to Williams for the second TD of the day.
Mercer 0, Alabama 14 with 4:08 left in 1Q.
1st and 10 Mercer from the 25.
2nd and 9 from the 26, the Bears hand it off and pick up a first down.
1st and 10 Mercer from the 45, Mercer’s pass is complete for another first down.
1st and 15 from the 42, Mercer’s pass is complete.
5-yard gain for the Bears on 2nd and 12 from the 39.
3rd and 7 Mercer from the 34, pass is intercepted by Alabama’s Qua Russaw.
1st and 10 Alabama at the 32, Miller carries. 5-yard loss on the play.
12-yards on the final play of quarter #1.
END OF FIRST QUARTER – MERCER 0, ALABAMA 14.
2nd Quarter:
3rd and 4 from the 38, Milroe’s pass is complete to Josh Cuevas.
4th and 1 for Alabama, Milroe gets the first down.
1st and 10 from the 43-yard line, Milroe finds a hole and carries it through the middle for an Alabama first down.
Ball on the 46, handoff to Haynes for a two-yard pickup.
2nd and 8 from the 44, Milroe hits Robbie Ouzts for a 44-yard touchdown.
Mercer 0, Alabama 21 with 12:37 in 2Q.
1st and 10 Mercer from its own 25-yard line. No gain on the carry.
2nd and 12 Mercer from the 23, roll pocket right, pass is complete. Picks up 8-yards.
3rd down and 3 from the 32-yard line, catch is made for a gain of 4 on the play and a first down.
1st and 10 from the 36, Mercer gets outside for a nice gain.
2nd and 4 at the 42, Mercer’s pass is complete. Jihaad Campbell makes the tackle.
3rd down Mercer at the 43, pass fires across the middle, catch is made, ball is knocked loose by the Tide, and Zabien Brown returns the fumble for an Alabama touchdown.
Mercer 0, Alabama 28 with 8:45 in 2Q.
1st and 10 Mercer from the 25, pick up of two for the Bears.
2nd and 8 from the 27, Mercer gets an 8-yard pickup on first down.
2nd and 2 at the 46, handoff up the middle and the Bears get the first down.
1st and 10 from the 50, another handoff.
2nd and 9 from the 49 for Mercer, the Bears pass is incomplete.
3rd and 9 from the 49, Campbell gets the sack for Alabama. Results in a 12-yard loss for Mercer.
Bears punt it away.
1st and 10 Alabama from the 26, pass complete to Bernard.
2nd and 4 at the 32, Milroe’s pass is incomplete to Bernard.
3rd and 4, Milroe’s pass is broken up. Brings up 4th and 4 for Alabama.
Tide’s forced to punt it away for the first time. 20-yards.
2nd and 4 Mercer from the 46-yard line.
Mercer goes deep for a one-handed, 31-yard TD catch.
Mercer 7, Alabama 28 with 1:58 left in 2Q.
1st and 10 Alabama from the 25, Milroe’s pass to Bernard is complete for a 45-yard gain and Bama first down.
1st and 10 from the 30, Haynes carries.
2nd and 7 from the 27, Milroe’s pass is incomplete to Ouzts.
3rd and 7 from the 27, Milroe’s pass to Henderson in the end zone is incomplete.
Graham Nicholson makes a 45-yard field goal.
Mercer 7, Alabama 31 with :55 left in 2Q.
HALFTIME – MERCER 7, ALABAMA 31
3rd Quarter:
Jalen Milroe remains quarterback for Alabama to begin the 2nd half.
The Tide recover their own fumble in the end zone for a touchdown. Play is under review. After review, no touchdown.
1st and goal Alabama, Miller carries for the one-yard touchdown. Play under review.
Call reversed. Runner was a half-yard short of the goal line.
2nd and 2 Alabama from the 1-yard line. Handoff goes to Miller and he gets jammed up. Flag on the play. 2-yard loss.
3rd and 3, Milroe on the QB keep, gets in the end zone for an Alabama touchdown.
Mercer 7, Alabama 38 with 10:33 in 3Q.
Mercer goes 3-and-out in its first initial possession of the third quarter.
Ty Simpson enters the game as quarterback for Alabama with 8:56 left in 3Q.
2nd and 5 for Alabama at the 33, Kendrick Law tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
Simpson on the QB keeper. Picks up a first down.
1st and 10 at the 40, Simpson hands it off to Richard Young.
Young on the carry for an Alabama first down.
Simpson’s deep pass is incomplete to Kobe Prentice.
2nd and 10 from the 49, Simpson’s pass is incomplete to Daniel Hill.
Simpson’s flushed out of the pocket and it brings up 4th and 10.
Mercer goes 3-and-out and punts it away.
