The former five-star prospect put his development on full display Saturday with five catches for 114 yards. Texas tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders made just three catches for 4 yards in last year's loss to the Crimson Tide before going on to enjoy a breakout season with 54 catches for 613 yards. The win was Texas' first road victory against a top-three team in the AP Top 25 since 1969, and it marked Saban's first regular-season nonconference loss since 2007, his first year at Alabama. Alabama's Jalen Milroe struggled by comparison with two interceptions that led to 10 Texas points, including a game-changing miscue that helped the Longhorns build a two-possession lead early in the fourth quarter. In that game, the Longhorns were hampered by an early injury to quarterback Quinn Ewers and failed to overcome a Bryce Young-led Tide squad.įast forward one year, and Texas enjoyed the edge at quarterback as a fully healthy Ewers threw for three touchdowns with no interceptions. Sarkisian worked as Alabama's offensive coordinator in 2019-20 and had a golden opportunity to beat his former team last season before the Tide escaped with a 20-19 victory on a late field goal in Austin, Texas. The outcome also ended Alabama's 43-game winning streak in nonconference home games and dropped coach Nick Saban's record against former assistants to 28-3 as third-year Texas coach Steve Sarkisian claimed a long-awaited signature victory.
3 Crimson Tide 34-24 in a marquee showdown between future SEC foes. Alabama's 21-game home winning streak, previously the longest active mark in the nation, came to a dramatic end Saturday night as No.
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