TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama’s defense kept giving its offense back the football, and the offense repeatedly delivered it into Brian Robinson Jr.’s hands.
It was a simple but remarkably effective formula.
Robinson rushed for career highs of 171 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 1 Alabama mostly throttled the nation’s top offense in a 42-21 victory over No. 12 Ole Miss on Saturday.
Bryce Young threw two touchdown passes for the Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) but the defense and ground game stole some of the thunder from a matchup of the two leading Heisman Trophy contenders coming into the game.
“It was a great opportunity for us today to show how physical we can play for 60 minutes,” said Robinson, a fifth-year senior who carried the ball 36 times in his first 100-yard game.