#1 Alabama (8-0) is A+ across the board. We are #1 in everything except pass offense (38th) and turnover differential (17th). Mississippi State (2-6) has a C offense, a C+ defense, and is C+ overall. They are #106 in pts/gm, #108 in total offense, and #107 in total defense. Weather: Clear.

QB Jesse Russ throws a 91 yard TD bomb to WR Lance Carter, 7-0 Tide. HB Nick Brown throws a 3 yard TD pass to WR Carter, 14-0. PR Matt Smith returns a punt 69 yards for a TD, 21-0.

HB Andre Barnes breaks a 27 yard TD run, 28-0. MSU impact HB Moore breaks several tackles on his way to a 40 yard TD run, 28-7. MSU impact HB Moore scores on a 5 yard TD run, 28-14 with :36 left in the first half. HB Brown throws a 3 yard TD pass to WR Joe Tyler with :08 left in the half, 35-14 Bama.

HB Brown scores on a 5 yard TD run, 42-14. QB Russ throws a 4 yard pass to TE Sam Smith, but the Bulldogs defender deflects and TE Neal Smith comes up with the catch for the score, 49-14.

PR Smith returns a punt 86 yards for a TD, 56-14. HB Chris Morris scores on a 54 yard TD run, 63-14. FB Jeremy Fulmore scores on a 3 yard TD run, 70-14.

This game was pretty easy. The only offense State had was their impact HB Moore. He had 182 yards on 25 attempts and broke 19 tackles. Other than that, this was a cakewalk as the State defense was pretty bad.