Alabama players react to late timeouts called by Texas A&M
By Adam Spencer
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With the game’s result already in hand, the Texas A&M Aggies were still trying to score late in the fourth quarter to narrow the gap against No. 1 Alabama.
Still, the Crimson Tide defense held strong and preserved a 45-23 victory over their SEC West rivals, and after the game, defenders weighed in on Jimbo Fisher calling timeouts until the end.
Though Alabama players were surprised by the Aggies’ decision, they welcomed the challenge (via AL.com):
“We always play 60 minutes,” said outside linebacker Anfernee Jennings. “The game was still going and we wanted to finish strong, the way we’re supposed to. So, by Johnny Dwight getting that tackle, that gave us momentum.”
CB Trevon Diggs echoed Jennings’ sentiments, saying it was important to the Tide not to allow the Aggies to score again:
“I was thinking they are trying to score on us,” Diggs said. “So, we told the defense we have to lock up. We have to play good sound defense because they’re trying to score on us.”
Alabama rose to the challenge on Saturday, but you can’t blame the Aggies for trying.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
