TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama scored on a long touchdown pass, an interception and a blocked punt.
And that was just the first six minutes.
Bryce Young passed for three touchdowns and rushed for a fourth, linebacker Will Anderson Jr. picked off a pass and headed to the end zone, and No. 2 Alabama rolled to a 63-7 victory over the University of Louisiana at Monroe on Saturday.
The Crimson Tide (3-0) scored on offense, defense and special teams in the first six minutes and raced to a 28-0 first-quarter lead. It was a whirlwind start against the Warhawks (1-2) — the visitors were 49.5-point underdogs — a week after an underwhelming one-point victory at Texas cost Alabama the No. 1 ranking.
Afterward, coach Nick Saban challenged the team he has led to six national championships to play to the program’s always lofty standard more consistently.