Alabama quarterback Blake Sims (6) catches the ball during warmups before the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida Atlantic Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.So how will he perform in a white jersey?
The sizzling season start fifth-year senior Blake Sims has produced as Alabama’s starting quarterback has occurred in friendly settings. The Crimson Tide opened their season wearing home uniforms against West Virginia in Atlanta, where they enjoyed a crowd advantage, and they have played their past three games inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.
That changes Saturday when Sims and his third-ranked Crimson Tide visit No. 11 Ole Miss in the biggest game Vaught-Hemingway Stadium has hosted in more than a decade.
“We don’t want to see anything different this week from any other week,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said Monday in a news conference. “We want to see him be well-prepared for what he needs to do.”
Nearly two weeks have passed since Sims caught the eye of the college football world with his 445-yard passing performance in a 42-21 thumping of Florida. The 6-foot, 208-pounder left the game in the third quarter with a bruised shoulder but returned to polish off the Gators, and he had an open date in which to heal.