No. 1 Alabama staved off a tremendous upset bid from Texas on Saturday as Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Bryce Young engineered two late drives that resulted in 10 fourth-quarter points for a 20-19 Crimson Tide road victory. Kicker Will Reichard drilled a 33-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining to send the Tide over the Longhorns at Darrel K. Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.
With the victory, Bama avoided falling for the second time in as many years to an unranked opponent from Texas and dropping a nonconference game in the regular season for the first time since 2007. The win marked the 19th consecutive 2-0 start to a season for coach Nick Saban, continuing the nation’s longest active streak.
Texas put the pressure on Alabama for 60 minutes, and the Tide did not help themselves with 15 penalties, the most ever for a Saban-coached SEC team.