Bryce Young impresses with 3 TD passes as Alabama leads Arkansas at half
By Jake Rill
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Bryce Young is among the top Heisman Trophy front-runners late in the 2021 season. And during Saturday’s first half against Arkansas, the Alabama sophomore quarterback showed exactly why.
Young threw a trio of touchdown passes that helped the Crimson Tide establish a 24-14 halftime lead over the Razorbacks at Bryant-Denny Stadium. And each of Young’s scoring throws was quite impressive.
First, Young pushed Alabama’s lead to 10-0 with a 20-yard touchdown pass to John Metchie III early in the second quarter. It was a great throw that capped a 9-play, 98-yard drive for the Crimson Tide:
"That was the John Metchie drive."@AlabamaFTBL caps off a 98 yard drive with a TD pic.twitter.com/pu2ODlbsoC
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 20, 2021
But Young wasn’t done impressing before halftime. He later connected with Jameson Williams for a 79-yard touchdown that extended Alabama’s lead to 17-7:
BRYCE YOUNG WITH THE DIME@alabamaFTBL goes 79 yards on a single play ? pic.twitter.com/dbkH0IHR4M
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) November 20, 2021
Young connected with Williams again, as he threw a 32-yard touchdown pass that made it 24-14:
We’ve had an offensive explosive to end the first half in Tuscaloosa. Bryce Young finds Jameson Williams for the 32 yard TD.
ARKANSAS 14
ALABAMA 24— Brendan Moore (@bmoorecfb) November 20, 2021
Young had a strong first half, as he went 14-for-19 for 287 yards.
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
