Video: Alabama’s Cyrus Jones gets the scoring started with 69-yard punt return
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Alabama and Mississippi State were locked in a scoreless game up until the 10:44 mark in the second quarter.
That’s when the Tide’s senior Cyrus Jones saw a seam and blew through it on a 69-yard punt return for a touchdown to help Alabama to a 7-0 lead.
It was the Tide’s first “traditional” punt return taken back to the house. Minkah Fitzpatrick’s blocked punt for a 15-yard touchdown against Georgia in Week 5 counts as a punt return TD, so this is technically the second for Alabama this season.
@CFBUpdates: Cyrus Jones with the 69 us. punt return to put #Bama up 7-0. #BAMAvsMSST pic.twitter.com/EZh0w5QMBn
— SportsReport (@CFBUpdates) November 14, 2015
However, there may have been a block in the back on the return that wasn’t called, and it got some attention in the Twitter world.
Blatant block in the back not called on Bama TD return. Refs on a roll nationwide today. C'mon.
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) November 14, 2015
CBS replay seemed to show pretty clear block in the back on Alabama punt return TD.
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomon35) November 14, 2015
Yes, a block in the back should have been called on Minkah Fitzpatrick. No, Logan Cooke wouldn't have made the play. Mullen should be mad.
— Barrett Sallee ?? (@BarrettSallee) November 14, 2015
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
