No. 11 Ole Miss plays host to No. 3 Alabama on Saturday afternoon, and ESPN’s College GameDay will be in attendance for the festivities. Alabama has been a perennial favorite in the SEC West since Nick Saban’s arrival in Tuscaloosa, while Ole Miss has progressed rapidly since Hugh Freeze took over in 2012.
Here’s an early overview of the Crimson Tide as we start to look toward Saturday.
ALABAMA TEAM LEADERS
Passing: Blake Sims, 1,091 yards, 8 TD
Rushing: Derrick Henry, 320 yards, 2 TD
Receiving: Amari Cooper, 655 yards, 5 TD
Tackles: Landon Collins, 32 tackles
Interceptions: Landon Collins, Jabriel Washington, 1 INT
Sacks: Ryan Anderson, Xzavier Dickson, 2 sacks
ALABAMA TEAM RANKINGS
Scoring Offense: 42.0 points per game (No. 16)
Scoring Defense: 14.0 points per game (No. 9)
Pass Offense: 335.8 yards per game (No. 12)
Pass Defense: 188.3 yards per game (No. 25)
Rush Offense: 258.5 yards per game (No. 19)
Rush Defense: 62.0 yards per game (No. 3)
A former newspaper reporter who has roamed the southeastern United States for years covering football and eating way too many barbecue ribs, if there is such a thing.
