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4th Q 0:00 - END OF GAME
4th Q :58 - Alabama will run out the clock and will win the game! Alabama 42 Florida 21!
4th Q 2:50 - Driskel pass complete up the middle. On 2nd and 1, Driskel runs up the middle for a first down. Driskel then cannot get the first down and it's 4th and 3 and Florida will punt.
4th Q 3:51 - 4th and goal now and it will be turnover on downs, Nick Saban elected to not put more on the scoreboard.
4th Q 5:33 - Drake gets stopped short. 2nd and goal for Alabama. Henry rushes up the middle for a short gain. 3rd and goal now.
4th Q 6:12 - Drake runs down the left sideline for another first down.
4th Q 7:22 - Alabama is runing the clock down. Henry getting the bulk of the carries.
4th Q 8:20 - Blake Sims throws for most yards under Nick Saban. Coker hands off to Henry up the middle for a gain of 8.
4th Q 8:46 - Driskel throw two straight incompletions to make it 3rd and 10. 4th and 10 after another incompletion. Driskel throws an incomplete pass on 4th down.
4th Q 9:55 - Driskel runs up the middle for a first down on a gain of 18. Then Jones runs up the middle for a gain of 3.
4th Q 10:10 - Sims pass coplete to Cooper for a TOUCHDOWN ALABAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!
4th Q 10:32 - Sims pass incomplete to Fowler. 3rd and goal now.
4th Q 12:22 - Henry rushed up the middle to the 1 yard line. First and goal.
4th Q 12:46 - Yeldon rushes left for 10 yards. Alabama is wearing down this Florida defense.
4th Q 13:19 - Sims throws a screen pass to Yeldon to the Florida 20 yard line. A pickup of 37 yards. Hargreaves is hurt again.
4th Q 14:02 - Driskel pass is INTERCEPTED by Collins.
4th Q 14:48 - Driskel throws incomplete making it 2nd and 10.
END OF 3RD QUARTER
3rd Q - Sims returned to the field. Florida is on offense as Driskel pass to Dunbar for a first down.
3rd Q 1:00 - Yeldon gets stopped for no gain. 3rd and goal now as Coker throws to Cooper for a TOUCHDOWN ALABAMA!!!!!!
3rd Q 1:34 - Yeldon puts a nice move for a 10 yard run. First and goal.
3rd Q - Sims is heading to the locker room.
3rd Q 1:59 - with Sims going down, Coker hands off to Henry twice, the first run of 25 yards and second run of 12 yards.
3rd Q 3:24 - Henry finds no gain. Hargreaves appears to have an ankle injury but will continue to play this game. Sims takes off down the left sideline and gets a first down and a lot more. Sims is hurt and will come off the field. Coker will take over for him.
3rd Q 5:27 - Florida will take the ball at their own 35. Florida has to drive here. Jones starts off the drive up the middle for a gain of 5. He takes it up the middle again for a gain of 3 bringing up 3rd down. Alabama stops Jones short. Punt team.
3rd Q 5:31 - Henry rushes to the left for a TOUCHDOWN ALABAMA!!!!!!
3rd Q 6:34 - On 2nd and 15, Henry rushes up the middle for 7 yards. Then Sims pass complete to Cooper for a touchdown but a penalty was called on Cooper for pass interference. It will result in 3rd and 23. On 3rd and 23, Sims pass complete to Henry for a FIRST DOWN TO THE 3 YARD LINE.
3rd Q 7:15 - Howard catches a pass for about 7 yards. Alabama is throwing all over Florida today. Florida's defense is very suspect through this game.
3rd Q 8:18 - Sims passes up the middle to White for another first down. Ball on the 31 yard line.
3rd Q 10:20 - Sims runs up the sideline on 2nd down to make it 3rd and 1. Ball on the 44 yard line. Yeldon gets another first down.
3rd Q 11:20 - On 2nd and 8, Yeldon rushes up the middle for 7 yards. Alabama has the ball on their own 34. Sims rushes up the middle for a few yards and gets the first down.
3rd Q - This game has featured 6 total turnovers for 6 total touchdowns.
3rd Q 13:05 - Florida has the ball on the Bama 14 yard line. Driskel takes a QB Draw play INTO THE END ZONE! TOUCHDOWN FLORIDA!
3rd Q 13:56 - Sims pass complete to Cooper for a first down for 15 yards. Ball on the Alabama 39 yard line. Sims next pass is INTERCEPTED BY FLORIDA!
3rd Q 14:58 - Alabama takes over to start the 2nd half. First and 15 after a 5 yard penalty on Alabama.
Blake Sims first half stats: 17/23 335 yards 3 touchdowns.
END OF 2ND QUARTER
2nd Q 1:41 - Jones rushed for 1 yard. Then rushes for a few more on 2nd down. Florida is running out the clock for the first half.
2nd Q 2:31 - Sims pass incomplete. Ball is on the Alabama 43 yard line. 3rd and 10, Incomplete pass by Sims brings up 4th down and a punt.
2nd Q 4:19 - Sims leads Alabama with a few complete passes. One went to Cooper up the middle for a first down, the next to Fowler for a short yardage gain. Ball is on the Alabama own 40 yard line. 3rd down for Bama. TIMEOUT ALABAMA.
2nd Q 6:50 - Driskel moves the chains on a pass to the left. Florida is driving down from their own 25 yard line. Driskel threw 2 incompletions in a row to bring up 3rd and 10. Driskel rushes for 5 yards and brings up 4th down.
2nd Q 8:05 - First and goal for Alabama. Handoff to Henry moving the ball to the 2 yard line. Sims throws to the right for a TOUCHDOWN to Fowler!
2nd Q 9:12 - Sims keeps it and rushes to the right for 9 yards. Penalty on Florida. Ball on the Florida 32 yard line.
2nd Q 10:18 - Florida starts on their own 49 yard line. Driskel rushes up the middle for 8 yards. Next play Driskel hands it off, FUMBLE, RECOVERED BY ALABAMA!
2nd Q 10:42 - Hargreaves enters back into the game and causes a tackle to make it 4th down and 1.
2nd Q 11:20 - As Yeldon rushes for 5 yards, Florida star cornerback Hargreaves goes down and left the game. Info will be provided on it shortly.
2nd Q 12:18 - Driskel's pass on 3rd down incomplete. Florida is out of the field goal range due to the penalty.
2nd Q 13:07 - Driskel throws to the right almost intercepted that brings up 3rd down and 9. A penalty then makes it 3rd and 14.
2nd Q 13:12 - Drake FUMBLES, RECOVERED BY FLORIDA!
2nd Q 14:18 - Yeldon rushes to the right on first down for a gain of a couple. Sims then completes it to the right to Cooper for a first down.
2nd Q 14:56 - Sims pass to Howard for a first down.
Cooper has 5 catches for 156 yards and a touchdown by the end of the first quarter.
END OF FIRST QUARTER Alabama 14 Florida 14
1st Q 1:06 - Yeldon rushes on first down for a gain of 7. Sims next play throws complete to White for a first down then throws it to White again for 5 yards.
1st Q 1:14 - Driskel pass incomplete, 3rd and 13 coming up for Florida. Driskel throws deep INTERCEPTED by ALABAMA.
1st Q 2:22 - Driskel runs up the middle for another first down. Ball on the 36 yard ine.
1st Q 3:58 - Jones runs up the middle for a first down.
1st Q 4:08 - Florida offense has to get a real drive going. Alabama will fix the turnovers and this game could get out of hand quickly.
1st Q 4:12 - Sims throws deep to a WIDE OPEN AMARI COOPER. TOUCHDOWN ALABAMA! 79 yards.
1st Q 5:39 - Driskel's pass on 3rd down is incomplete to Dunbar. Dunbar should've caught it, punt team for Florida.
1st Q 5:51 - Griffith's 45 yard field goal is NO GOOD.
1st Q 6:00 - Alabama has found ways to read Florida's defense by placing Cooper in the slot.
1st Q 7:18 - Yeldon loses a yard trying to bounce outside. Next play Sims pass complete to Cooper for 38 yards.
1st Q 9:18 - Sims pass complete up the middle for 7 yards. He then completes to Cooper for 2 yards bringing up 3rd and 1. Sims keeps the ball and gets the first down for Bama.
1st Q - The two turnovers by Alabama have both resulted in touchdowns. The Florida defense is very good, but Alabama has to take care of the ball.
1st Q 9:37 - Sims pass to the right for 5 yards, White FUMBLES, RECOVERED BY FLORIDA for a TOUCHDOWN!!
1st Q 11:18 - Alabama gains short yardage to bring up 3rd down and 5. Sims completes the pass to Cooper for a gain of 26 for his first catch of the day.
1st Q 11:39 - Driskel pass incomplete on second down. On 3rd and 7, Driskel pass COMPLETE to Showers for a FLORIDA TOUCHDOWN!
1st Q 12:09 - Florida takes over on the Alabama 31 yard line. Should be points here for Florida.
1st Q 12:18 - Drake runs to the right for a 9 yard gain, FUMBLES, FLORIDA BALL!
1st Q 13:13 - Driskel is sacked for a loss of 6. Then, two passes were incomplete making it 4th down for Florida. Florida offense looks out of whack.
1st Q 13:42 - Driskel attempts to go deep but is incomplete. Next pay Driskel pass complete to Burton for a first down.
1st Q 13:59 - Sims pass COMPLETE to Drake for 87 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
1at Q 13:59 - Green's injury is a right ankle injury and is walking on it.
1st Q 14:29 - Chaz Green leaves the game, severely hurts the Florida offensive line. Driskel throws incomplete on 3rd down and the punt team will come out.
1st Q 15:00 - Florida gets stopped for short on their first two plays. 3rd down and 7 coming up.
1st Q - Florida will receive the ball to start the game.
3:34 PM EST - Kickoff is coming up! My name is Mitchell Evans and I'll be taking you through this adventure!
3:16 PM EST - Amari Cooper is second in the nation for yards after catch.
3:15 PM EST - This matchup is great for the public if you like seeing future NFL players. Florida and Alabama both feature multiple four-star and five-star recruits. A prediction from this writer is that this game is going to be a low-scoring, tough-fought matchup. Both teams feature top defenses and suspect offenses.
3:08 PM EST - Alabama ranks 18th in the nation averaging 270 rushing yards per game. Crimson Tide running back combo T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry are both averaging 6.2 yards per rush. Both of them are a very tough combination. The Gators allowed 142.4 rushing yards per game in 2013 and return six starters from last year’s front seven. Notable returners are defensive end Dante Fowler and lineman Jonathan Bullard. The Florida defense can do some damage to Alabama. Alabama is much more suspect this season than last.
3:02 PM EST - Alabama receiver Christion Jones has to step up for Alabama. Since Cooper will be covered by Hargreaves, Jones needs to impact the game. The Gators secondary allowed 369 yards passing in their win over Kentucky. Cooper has 33 catches to Jones' 9 on the year. If Cooper is shut down, which likely will be double-covered all game, then someone else will have to be a down field or consistent presence. Starting wide receiver DeAndrew White is also expected back after he missed the past two games with a right shoulder injury.
2:56 PM EST - Neither the Alabama nor the Florida defense has allowed a touchdown this season yet. This will change in this game.
2:51 PM EST - How to beat Alabama starts with rushing. When Auburn beat Alabama in 2013, their rushing attack was great. It seemed that Auburn was dominating in the trenches and getting 4-5 yards per carry. If Florida can't do that, they'll have to rely on quarterback Jeff Driskel.
2:43 PM EST - Florida will try to rely on their run game through Matt Jones. Jones has 221 yards and 2 touchdowns so far this year. Being away in this game, the Gators will have to get a rushing attack going if they want to win.
2:37 PM EST - Florida just came off a close game and win over their opening SEC game against Kentucky. Florida won this game 36-30 in triple overtime. "There's going to be games like that when you play in our conference, and you've got to find ways to win those games," Muschamp said. "Our guys found a way to win the game. That's a huge positive, and it shows some resiliency and fighting through adversity."
2:32 PM EST - The key for Alabama in this game will be how quarterback Blake Sims can handle this Florida defense. Florida went 4-8 last year but had a top-notch defense and is much improved in 2014.
2:25 PM EST - The offense, missing starter A.J. McCarron due to him being in the NFL, is very one-dimensional around Cooper. "So far, what we've tried to do has been effective and it's worked," Saban said. "A lot of it is going through Amari Cooper." Yeldon also adds a good rushing attack but Cooper is a Julio Jones-esque receiver and will be a big handful for Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III.
"I've got a lot of respect for Nick," Muschamp said. "I probably wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for the opportunities he gave me early in my career and he's an outstanding football coach."
2:18 PM EST - One of the key matchups this week will be between the coaches Nick Saban and Will Muschamp. Both coaches know each other very well. Muschamp was defensive coordinator for Saban when they were at LSU. This should come in handy for Florida because Saban has been running the same systems for years and Muschamp has an inside edge.
2:11 PM EST - Just looking at the statistics, Alabama comes into this game with some serious athletes on offense. WR Amari Cooper comes in with 2 touchdowns and 454 receiving yards. Running back T.J. Yeldon comes in with 225 yards rushing and quarterback Blake Sims with 646 yards and 4 touchdowns.
2:05 PM EST - The Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) will take on the Florida Gators (2-0) today in a matchup that might be one of the best of the weekend. These two teams have been in a rivalry looking back to when Tim Tebow was at Florida. Both these teams have dominated the SEC as well as the BCS conference at the time.
2:00 PM EST - Welcome to VAVEL USA's LIVE Coverage of today's game between the Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide! Mitchell Evans will be here to lead you through the entire game.