WATCH: Alabama scores 75-yard TD on 1st play of the game
By Keith Farner
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Tua Tagovailoa didn’t waste any time getting Alabama on the board on Saturday against New Mexico State.
The Alabama QB found WR Henry Ruggs III for a 75-yard touchdown pass as they connected near the line of scrimmage and Ruggs weaved his way through the secondary. The play took just 13 seconds.
It was quite a dramatic improvement from last week for Ruggs, who had just 2 catches for 14 yards in the win over Duke.
It’s also the longest touchdown of the early part of the season for the Crimson Tide.
Plays like this should accelerate getting the backups and third-string players in for Alabama.
ALABAMA SCORES ON THE FIRST PLAY OF THE GAME!!! HENRY RUGGS TAKES IT 75 YARDS TO THE HOUSE!! pic.twitter.com/sW11lKQckR
— #FlashSZN (@ftbeard_17) September 7, 2019
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
