The Game That Started Alabama Dynasty

and lenses Georgia Dome scene of a big-time college football opener tonight Alabama coach Nick Saban begins his second year as a headband of the tide Clemson running back James Davis sets his sights squarely on an ACC championship you are looking live inside the Georgia Dome in Atlanta for a sellout crowd will watch our opening night of Saturday Night Football presented by Southwest Airlines [Applause] for the inaugural chick-fil-a college kickoff for the Alabama Crimson Tide takes on the Clemson Tigers and the fans folks they are split right down the middle Clemson Orange over there on a right and just off to the other side no time now Nick Saban comes in with a very valued freshman class your impression no chefs not being again down to the field we've been hearing about these two freshmen you imagine eighteen years old you've been waiting for this moment your entire life and now it is here how would they respond I think along with the experience of John Parker Wilson that Oh helps settle them down but let's see these freshmen react in front of this biggest stage on the other side Nick Saban's second season as a head coach of Alabama how much improvement [Applause] year two can they handle a favorite Clemson thing we're about to find out this Alabama offense and certainly had mentioned Julio he's the first freshman to ever open the season for Alabama but right behind him keep an eye on mark Flint Michigan his daddy of course was on the Super Bowl team at the New York Giants he'll play their big left tackle all-sec Andre Smith he did start as a freshman he'd be the favorite here on 2nd and 10 he comes into the middle fun and the tide signals they've got it our first turnover start the freshmen and gross he just wants to give him that a chance to show what he can do he has his hands on the ball he takes his first hit of his college career the ball comes out and Luke who covers it another true freshman from Alabama Donte Hightower gets in there and fights the ball way for the Clemson Tigers the offense play fake John Parker Wilson over the middle they fix up neck tiffen ability to have about 54 yarder the patterning when your honor he did beautiful there go Dawson Zimmer's in the pen tonight Zimmerman has good hang time we see a penalty fired fine drives and readers back inside the 30-yard line got a lingo Denali on the right side cuts back middle and he is to midfield and penalty flag back down at the 18-yard line here's the toss play now to in your engine bus across into the red zone and let me tell you about the recruiting as you take a look at this replay of mark Hankins leaves and just come right after him double tight straight ahead dives into the end zone Alabama quarterback scores our first touchdown of the AP nice try - second superiority quarters from take in trouble sack back at the 28-yard a junior from Elizabethtown Kentucky rolls in shield throw the football very long third down I gotta throw now job Parker's back got wide open to the first down Walker again Walker's been their leading receiver here tonight Coffey back in as a running back first down and goal play fake on first touchdown and there's that man again they're turning Nick Walker loose City nine yard line Harper Becca net pocket collapsing again fires deflected intercepted picked off at the 29 chief Johnson the junior from Florida Sarasota on the deflection picks it off there's over this sucker down runs away got chance to get a first down more yes steps out of bounds as it crosses the 35-yard line how about Schiphol son yeah Wow wait up such a nice girl on and there is the third field goal of the evening this one a 34 yarder for lead Tiffany we're just getting beat up right now they are hitting his partner things exactly right we've talked about it throughout the whole first half up front in the trenches on both sides of the ball especially with Alabama's offensive line there's been surged after surge they're pushing people back and it helped out the young freshman back tonight Mark Ingram running physicals just a dip at second half John Parker Wilson was 14 of 18 [Applause] to the 47-yard line and a tied first down before chambers makes a stop but it's a 19-yard burst that needs five yards shirt gets it off please Jones the freshman too often beautiful for the and number 88 Nick Walker senior from Alabama too good on the outside [Applause] here's the youngsters first touchdown [Applause] Julio Jones his first of many behind John Parker Wilson here try demonic Clemson 10 the SEC all over the ACC in Atlanta here tonight [Applause] and the second of the sensational freshmen on a toss play two more points you're watching the Saturday Night Football on ABC where's your impact freshmen you could see what Jones has done and scored a touchdown meanwhile Ingram is rushed for 65 yards averaging over four yards of carry because of a couple of long injury timeout to the first half we still have four minutes to go here in the third quarter there at the end of three in Berkeley and Cal leads Michigan State by ten twenty four to 14 oops magazine Alabama head coach Nick Saban was called the most powerful coach in sports first college football coach to make the Forbes cover since the magazine was started in 1970 now there's the total control recruiting coaching businessman Public Relation twenty-five hours of private use of university or a couple cars Country Club membership extras yeah they say closer to five mil a year but Alabama's football program had 54 million in revenue this last year and a profit of 32 million I know it's easy Parker's in trouble [Music] [Applause] sheamus William who's the sophomore from Doha Alabama put a saddle on him and brought him down and back in there now takes a little connection fixed-rate anger arm across the 40-yard line be mentally and physically before Ohio State comes to town for the showdown a couple weeks Mike McCoy to the 20-yard line for a first and 1024 more yards John Parker Wilson six yard field goal attempt remember it was Tiffany started this with a 54 yarder and he adds another one but it was the first house on December 1st that Nick Saban went to he went the sat down with Jones that he said coaching staff to bill I looked at the cameras dashing onto the field this picture were saving and the staff kudos to target so we'll take a break then we'll come back we'll wrap it up Alabama a big win in their opener may upset Clemson 34 10 is your final score you

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Id: JD8PjOJYqTQ

Length: 9min 55sec (595 seconds)

Published: Thu May 31 2018