Rico Scott makes brilliant catch in end zone as Alabama extends lead over Mississippi State
By Sydney Hunte
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Despite Mississippi State looking to chip away, Alabama has led wire in Starkville in Week 5 as it looks to make it 17 wins in a row over the Bulldogs.
The Tide held a 28-17 lead to begin the third quarter as they looked to go up by three scores and take a step closer to a 5-0 start to the season. After several chunk plays put them within the Mississippi State 10-yard line, a couple of penalties saw the drive begin to stall out a little bit.
Eventually, Alabama faced a 3rd-and-goal from the Bulldogs’ 13 after a sack of Keelon Russell was negated after an offsides call against the Bulldogs. This time, Russell delivered. He fired a ball to the right side of the end zone, where Rico Scott made a great catch near the sideline and with a defender all over him as the Tide made it a 35-17 ballgame.
Here’s video of Scott’s catch, his second touchdown of the season and Russell’s first of the afternoon:
After Kamario Taylor’s second interception of the afternoon, the Tide needed just three plays to get it back into the end zone again. That made it 42-17 with seven minutes remaining in the third quarter, in what might be the nail in the coffin for the Bulldogs on the afternoon.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
