Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott (15) tries to jump over Mississippi State offensive lineman Dillon Day (63) for yardage but is stopped by Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Allen (93) and Jarran Reed (90) during their game on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Mississippi State’s 1-2 punch of quarterback Dak Prescott and Josh Robinson had their moments against Alabama, but not enough of them in the Crimson Tide’s 25-20 win Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Prescott threw for 290 yards but was intercepted three times. He rushed for 82 yards, nearly matching his season average, but Robinson entered averaging 109.3 rushing yards per game and was held to 37 on 12 carries.
“I think our defense did a fantastic job of holding them to 13 points until there were 15 seconds to go in the game,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “We were trying to shrink the game in the end, and it would have been great to stop them, but we did it well enough that even if they had gotten the onside kick, they wouldn’t have had a whole lot of time to score.”
Alabama held Prescott and Robinson to a combined 34 rushing yards in the first half, when the Crimson Tide built a 19-3 lead. Prescott threw for just 92 first-half yards and was intercepted once.
The impressive start followed the Tide’s 20-13 overtime win a week earlier over punishing LSU, which can lead to a carryover effect.