Alabama followed up its emotional come-from-behind victory in Oxford with a shutout victory of Kent State at home on Saturday. Here’s a look at the Crimson Tide’s 48-0 victory over the Golden Flashes.

What it means: The win doesn’t mean a whole lot in the bigger picture. The team remains undefeated and should remain No. 1. The injuries hurt, especially the injury to Damien Harris. Two big positives come from the game: many backup players received valuable playing time, and the team put together a complete game for the first time this season.

What I liked: Joshua Jacobs looked strong in the first half. B.J. Emmons had several strong runs in the second half. It is an encouraging development, especially if Harris’ injury is serious.

What I didn’t like: Injuries, especially the one to Harris. Several players were shaken up, including Marlon Humphrey, Ronnie Harrison, Calvin Ridley and Bo Scarbrough. None of those injuries seemed serious, although it is difficult to know at this point. Meanwhile, Harris’ leg injury appeared to be serious as he was carted into the Alabama locker room. Harris emerged as Alabama’s primary back with strong numbers in the first three weeks and an especially strong performance last week against Ole Miss. If his injury is serious, it would be a tough blow, although Alabama has great depth at the position with Scarbrough, Emmons and Jacobs all in the mix.

Who’s the man: Alabama’s quarterback tandem. The first half was the Jalen Hurts hour. During the first half, Hurts played on four offensive drives with scores resulting from every drive. In the first quarter, Alabama scored touchdowns on all offensive possessions. The team did so mostly through a combination of short passes and runs by Jacobs and Hurts.

However, Blake Barnett looked solid coming in relief during the second quarter. Kent State brought pressure on Barnett’s first drive, sacking the quarterback twice. Strong field position helped Alabama score a field goal on the possession. Barnett later threw a touchdown pass to O.J. Howard.

Hurts threw an ugly play-action pass to Mack Wilson, but Wilson caught the pass for a touchdown. Despite an ugly throw, Hurts engineered the drive with three solid passes to Derek Kief and two to Trevon Diggs.

Both quarterbacks found multiple targets, and the offense as a whole had its strongest outing of this young season.

Key plays: Xavian Marks’ 75-yard punt return TD marked Alabama’s sixth straight game with a non-offensive touchdown dating back to last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal against Michigan State. The Tide had three big ones last week against Ole Miss.

What’s next: Alabama has another home game next week, this one against SEC competition. Kentucky is one of the weaker teams in the SEC, but the Wildcats will certainly be tougher competition than Kent State. In the bigger picture, Kentucky is a finer tuneup for what is up on the schedule. Alabama faces two road games against Arkansas and Tennessee and a home contest against Texas A&M later in October.