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Bryce Young leads top-ranked Alabama’s escape at Texas

AP photo by Rodolfo Gonzalez / Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) is chased out of bounds by Texas defensive back Anthony Cook during Saturday’s game. Young’s big plays late were vital to the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s 20-19 road win on Will Reichard’s 33-yard field goal in the final seconds.
AP photo by Rodolfo Gonzalez / Alabama quarterback Bryce Young (9) is chased out of bounds by Texas defensive back Anthony Cook during Saturday’s game. Young’s big plays late were vital to the top-ranked Crimson Tide’s 20-19 road win on Will Reichard’s 33-yard field goal in the final seconds.

By JIM VERTUNO / The Associated Press 4 min read

AUSTIN, Texas — First there was the tricky touchdown toss while twisting and throwing backward. Later in the same decisive fourth quarter came the ducking, dodging elusion that turned a potential sack into a 20-yard scamper.

Magical plays by Bryce Young once again carried top-ranked Alabama to a victory. The Crimson Tide escaped Texas with a 20-19 win Saturday after Young’s amazing scramble set up Will Reichard’s 33-yard field goal with 10 seconds left.

“Houdini act,” second-year Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said of the quarterback he helped recruit to Alabama as an assistant on Nick Saban’s staff.

Texas had pressured last season’s Heisman Trophy winner for most of the day, only to lose its grip on him late.

“We know what it takes,” Young said of the final drive that started at the Alabama 25-yard line and moved across midfield in two plays. “We embrace that challenge. That’s where we want to be at.”