It wasn't perfect, but Alabama's defense looked its best through three weeks in Raymond James Stadium.
defense collapsed the South Florida pocket, a trend on Saturday, Dallas Turner spun away from his blocker and ripped USF quarterback Byrum Brown to the ground. The Tide’s leading pass-rusher nearly fell midway through his celebration, waved his arms and chest-bumped Quandarrius Robinson.featured a career-high 2.5 sacks for Turner, who was expected to be the Tide’s most dominant player this fall.
Saban said the Tide had anticipated bouts of play when it wouldn’t be able to substitute defenders. They didn’t want to get caught like they did against the Longhorns with a player checking in late or not knowing his assignment. While there are no official stats to measure bench effectiveness, Alabama didn’t appear to be caught in a bad position for the majority of the day.
Defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe said UA deployed some adjustments once the 6-foot-3, 209-pound Brown seemed determined to run the ball. Brown entered the day with eight touchdowns, four rushing and four passing. But Alabama picked up a tell, Eboigbe said. It wasn’t all pretty. An interception by Kool-Aid McKinstry was reversed because of a penalty committed away from the ball. USF could’ve attempted a couple of field goals while the score was close rather than going for points. UA also had a pair of penalties and wasn’t called for 12 men on the field on a USF fourth-down attempt.
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