for lifts. they started showing up early to meetings. they started to think that they weren't doing the little things that were allowing them to be successful and have the focus and the intensity they needed in games. they have changed internally, and it's starting to show up on the field. you are on-point about that. >> kirk: yeah, it's -- that's great to hear. and i hope it continues, because it's a different team. uh-oh. >> chris: simpson, a keeper, ran into weeks. not quite the same skill set as a runner as the starter here. the tight end, one of the guys that went public, criticizing some of the things holly was talking about. the lack of attention to detail, un-alabama like, that it slipped since saban had left. he said, it's on the players themselves to pick it back up. >> kirk: yeah, and you can take some -- we did the alabama/georgia game, and we thought first half, whoa, this alabama team. and then, in the second half, they kind of took their foot off the gas, and there's the vandy

game. i just think they had to go through some adversity, new coaching staff, change of guard, new leadership. and i think they learned a lot of lessons. >> chris: richard young still running hard, bangs down for a first down. well, in the s.e.c. today, we've seen these -- this doubleheader, ole miss knocks off georgia, if you missed it earlier, just a historic team for ole miss, they beat a top two team for the second time ever. georgia takes a second loss and heads home to take on tennessee, and here, bama flexing, really from the first minutes of this game and trying to add to an emphatic result. didn't watch much during the day. indiana won. miami fell, losing to georgia tech. and richard young will just waltz into the end zone for a

sixth rushing touchdown for alabama tonight. and the folks who are still here supporting lsu continue to grumble. i think it's more alabama fans here at the moment. >> kirk: danny lewis, good block there, kind of caught the edge, set the edge for a nice touchdown run. i don't -- again, that's not running up the score, that's just backup opportunities. these guys are going to come out, take advantage of the chances that they get, and richard young gets to the corner and says, i'll take that touchdown. >> chris: it's another chorus of the "good-bye" song from the alabama fans here. i've been coming here since 1988, when tlsu beat auburn, 36 years ago. never seen anything like this. alabama has laid some poundings on lsu. in fact, losses of 28-plus in here, the last four times it's happened now, guess who has been the winning team? so, they've done it before.

we didn't expect it tonight. talked about what happened around the country. cam ward and miami falling, georgia tech, just a gritty effort. almost all on the ground. hoosiers had to battle. ohio state coming up next in the shoe for indiana. >> kirk: a couple weeks to prepare and get ready for that trip. ole miss, man, jaxson dart, give him a lot of credit. had the ankle early in that game, after an interception. georgia scored, he came back, led them to a big win. tennessee, emphatic win over mississippi state. we'll be -- actually be in athens next week with tennessee and georgia. another elimination game in the s.e.c. on abc next week in prime time. >> chris: you're right to praise dart. he came back in a game after going out, but the defense of ole miss, my goodness did they play well today. >> kirk: sure did. >> chris: no surprise, that's a strong unit, but -- they really controlled georgia's offense.

allstate presenting you the college football playoff rankings, so -- numbers three and four go down. >> kirk: question is, how far do they go down? where will georgia go now with a couple losses? where will miami go for the committee after -- after their first loss? and who moves up into those spots? >> chris: well, texas would slide up no lower than three, obviously. >> kirk: indiana, a lot of people thought they were a little bit low. nice win -- i know michigan's not a dominant team, it's still michigan, who played hard today on defense. i wonder where they'll go. you have to think indiana will probably pop up. >> chris: where would you rank them? >> kirk: what were they, eighth? we have to go to break. billy's doing the two-minute time-out, so, we'll come back and put that graphic up. >> chris: we'll come back. i want to see where you think the hoosiers should be ranked. and then we'll get mcafee on the phone. >> kirk: ill love that camera. you see that camera?

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so the passion for what you do just keeps growing. ♪ that's the powerful backing of american express. >> kirk: look at this. the play caller is up in the box is down here. >> chris: taking a victory lap. well done tonight. these lsu fans mercifully just two minutes to go here. news mooier in nussmeier delivers a pass underneath. that's kaleb jackson. >> kirk: what's better, if you're on the road in a big game, the guy that's upstairs who had a heck of a night calling plays, downstairs, with a little under two minutes to go, that's better, or empty stadium or an empty -- >> chris: let's check in with the alabama coaches' box? there's a guy -- >> kirk: he's just cleaning up after the coaches. >> chris: well, the tide cleaned

up. and it is a very satisfying thing. you don't get many chances in this conference to go on the road, empty the building like they did, and then have a pep rally down there. >> kirk: that's a great shot of milroe with nick sheridan. again, when you play or coach at alabama, you are going to feel that heat, right? just like lsu's going to feel it this way. >> chris: oh, yes. >> kirk: and you could see that embrace of, that's what i'm talking about, type of embrace, with sheridan and milroe, putting it together tonight. >> chris: lacy makes the catch. the postgame radio talk shows will be lively -- lively tonight in baton rouge. going to be some folks who are frustr frustrated, angry, a lot of fingers pointed. the defensive staff will feel

some safe, hate, the quarterbac. they had big expectations for the season. and rightfully so, but this was -- a shocker. >> kirk: they do call-in shows after the game? >> chris: oh, yeah. yeah. >> kirk: those will be rough. how did you like to host that show? i did that early into the career. >> chris: you let them vent. >> referee: personal foul. roughing the passer. defense, number 94. 15-yard penalty will be enforced end of the run. all mat yo automatic first down. >> kirk: like i said, i think any time you lose, you are going to feel that. just like anybody who knew kalen deboer who was going through it, he's a great coach. he's going to work his way out of it. brian kelly is a great coach, he's going to work his way out of it. bottom line, this is the roster you have to work with. you have to do the best you can. anybody who's watched lsu

football over the last 30, 40 years, or longer, and you look at the standard of what they're alumni and former players expect, and you look at what they have currently on this roster, it's just not -- it's not the level at all the positions of what you expect. offensive line, i know on paper they're great. they got dominated up front. defensive line got dominated upfront. secondary, they need better players in the secondary. it's just the reality. it's where they are right now. got to go out and recruit. >> chris: kelly's complaint is that his team wasn't finishing well. they didn't start tonight. alabama, dominant, really from the first minutes. nussmeier still in the game. takes another shot. lacy with the catch. bama trying to keep lsu out of the end zone here. shades of what they did against missouri in their last game. down to 21 seconds. >> kirk: you got backups in for

alabama. a lot of the starters still in for lsu, and a lot of pride on the line out there at 42-6. >> chris: these backups are playing like the conference title's on the line on defense. look at this pressure. wow. nussmeier flips it to the end zone again. heavy pressure. they're just bringing an all-out blitz. they're going to leave the starting quarterback in, they're going to keep blitzing him. >> kirk: they walked eight up and brought eight. eight guys that time. kane womack is saying, they're still out there with the starters? we're going to dial it up. and the other thing, to finish on lsu, brian kelly, you can -- you can get things fixed in a hurry when it comes to improving your roster. n.i.l., transfer portal. it's not like you have to go out and just count on rebuilding it from the ground up. >> chris: alabama crowd making noise on the road against the home offense here. as the tide try to keep lsu from

scoring. there's an end zone throw -- and coming back and making the catch for a touchdown is lacy. so, a very, very late touchdown by the tigers, as they find the end zone for the first time, and that's the first touchdown alabama has given up in the last two games. >> kirk: they get a one-on-one opportunity, that's against a true fresh mann. back shoulder. >> chris: did he have control? bill says yeah. nod of the head. >> kirk: perfectly placed there. thought we'd see more of that tonight. >> chris: knees did get down. >> kirk: yeah. >> chris: took a long time, kirk, for them to finally throw the first completion to lacy. the receivers were just not a big factor tonight in the passing game for the tigers. womack's defense showed up.

showed out. they get mercer next, and then a visit to norman, oklahoma, and then the iron bowl against auburn. that's always a -- fired up game. >> kirk: they'll be heavy favorites for the rest of the games they have. >> chris: "monday night football." the dolphins, starving for a win at this point, take on the rams in los angeles. "monday night countdown" at 6:00, and then the ball game at 8:00 on espn, deportes -- >> kirk: what a win last week by the rams, matthew stafford. they've kind of been able to find themselves here, now that they've gotten healthier out on the perimeter. they have a fun team to watch when they have all their pieces clicking. >> chris: well, we talked about the old loser leaves town like old time wrasslin.

lsu got hid over the head by a fondi folding chair and hit with a pile driver or two along the way. alabama still has the two conference losses, but is still in the race. lsu dropping really to second-tier status. and an uphill fight for the bayou bengals. >> kirk: yeah, this is one of those losses from brian kelly, when he goes into that locker room to address his team, this is -- it's a gut check. it's a gut check. still, if you think about it, you go to 6- 3, forget about the playoff, all that talk. it's more about, let's look at this week, let's look at getting better this week, the next week. and look at the rest of their season, if they're able to get things in order, they could still have a good year. it's not a -- of course, their goals are always going to be the playoff, but -- you just don't want to lose the season after a devastating loss like this.

>> chris: and for the tide, they come to tiger town and make an emphatic statement from the first minutes of the game. jalen milroe had that look, and had the fresh legs. he had the juice back and the bye week helped in that department, and he was dominant tonight. four more for number four. eight in two years on the ground for alabama's quarterback. and let's get kalen deboer's reaction to this big win with holly. >> holly: coach, your first taste of this rivalry. how were you able to silence death valley tonight? >> started fast, and, man, i just felt like all week long there was a sense of just, you know, confidence that we were developing. every day, we got better, and proud of the way we came out. the little things lead to, you know, what you see on the scoreboard. >> holly: you challenged your quarterback, said, he's got toe use his legs. that was the difference in this game. how proud are you of him for

doing that? >> yeah, absolutely. just -- the different elements, the noise, a lot you have to manage. when you're the quarterback, and for him to go make all those plays, just says a lot about the fight he has. i'm very proud of him. >> holly: coach, this has been an interesting season, you're taking over for a legend. this game, a lot of legends are born in this game. what do you walk off the field feeling tonight? >> well, we're going to enjoy it for about two seconds, because we know we have a lot left in the month of november here to reach our goals, and there's another step, i think a couple weeks ago, we took one step, and took another. we're understanding how important the process is to play really well on saturdays, and we have to keep getting better. there's more left out there. >> holly: coach, thank you. i'm going to bring in the man of the hour. jalen, hi. you know, early in this ball game, you rip off a 39-yard touchdown run. what did you see on that play? because that set the tone for this whole game. >> absolutely. i think the biggest thing was

that, trusting our blocks. come from preparation. just reading the gaps, just trusting in the offensive line and our running back, when it comes to quarterback runs -- what's up, my boy? love, bro. i think it's so important just to trust the guys up front, they're going to do what's best for the offense. >> holly: this is a line of scrimmage game, oand your offensive line was dominant. how were you able to read off of them to get almost 200 yards rushing tonight? >> i think the number one thing, when you go on the road, is communication. communication is so important for us, and that was the emphasis going into the week. we had to be the most prepared team when it comes to communication. and it was a key resource for us in this football game. >> holly: tonight was military appreciation night. i was able to talk to your mom and dad up in the stands. how have they poured into you serving this country and making it even more special tonight? >> i got to credit them. they are very unique individuals. i love them a lot, i appreciate

them for all the active duty members, all the people that serve our country, i want to show great appreciation to you, and appreciate y'all so much for what you do for our country. but you know, for my family, i appreciate y'all so much for what you did, the commitment you made for this country. and then also, just to get the win for them today. >> holly: thank you, jalen. >> thank you. roll tide! >> chris: that's a great message, timely one on this weekend. and for him, a resounding statement made, as you said, right from the opening moments of this game. and his touchdown scamper set the tone. the analytics, as i said, never sleep. this is updated to the minute. best chance to make the s.e.c. title game. >> kirk: big jump. >> chris: texas has the game in college station thanksgiving weekend. >> kirk: you still don't have georgia on the board there, huh? >> chris: i don't have anything to do with this, dogs fans. we'll see you next week. they'll climb on the board if they knock off tennessee.

as kalen deboer said, still a lot to go here in the final weeks, but this kind of was a crystallizing day in the s.e.c., and ole miss and bama made some big, big statements. >> kirk: yeah, congrats to ole miss, that was an impressive win. these teams, these must-win situations, they show up with a little bit of an extra edge. at least in ole miss and alabama's case. i loved the answer when holly was talking to kalen deboer. we're going to enjoy this for two seconds, that shows you the focus of where this team is with those two losses. what's next? put that one behind us, what's next? this team, again, when they play the way they did tonight and they prepare the way they did tonight, going to be a tough out for anybody. >> chris: that's a coach's approach. i'm glad he didn't say they have a good mercer team coming up. that's mercer at oklahoma, and auburn home. querobinson, a gnarly looking wrist injury, fine linebacker for alabama tonight. 42-6 is the final for the tide

here in tiger stadium. bill bonnell produced the game, jimmy platt directed it. we appreciate the crew working through the rain tonight. except on the west coast, stay tuned for your local news over most of these abc stations. for holly rowe, kirk herbstreit, bill lemonnier, our entire crew here in baton rouge, chris fowler saying so long. we will see you in athens for the dogs and the vols next saturday night. thank you for watching this presentation of the southeastern conference on abc. he southeasten conference on abc.

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welcome to toyota. after the game, the 40 niners made it official today. running back christian mccaffrey is active and is expected to play sunday morning in tampa. it's a good thing he's back because they have a few other key injuries.

cornerback charvarius ward is out on family leave. defensive end nick bosa is questionable with a hip pointer. deebo samuel has sore ribs and safety malik mustafa is also questionable with a calf injury and even though he hasn't played a down yet this season, christian mccaffrey is our toyota. let's go places. player of the day because of all he brings to the 40 niners offense and they will need it this will be his first game back this season after missing the first eight dealing with achilles tendinitis. we don't know what his workload is going to look like before the injury, the niners liked mccaffrey to have 25 touches a game that might be a little bit much for game one, but no doubt the niners are excited to have their muscle back. >> anytime you can have a player of that caliber come back and not just like his talent level, but just kind of what he brings to the field and the team with his energy and the playmaking ability stuff. it's just a whole new level of energy that we're going to have out there. >> obviously, he's a, you know, one of our key players on the

team and extremely talented. so you know i'm excited to see him back out there. >> christian mccaffrey is back. and that's why he is the toyota. let's go places. player of the game. all right let's move to the college turf now. it's been 25 games since the spartans have downed a pac 12 opponent on the road. a win over oregon state today would change that. and also send them to their third straight bowl game. well, the fresh legs off the buy help with the two for one special. let's head to the heart of the valley to find out. these kids showing off their new footballs. early second quarter and we have san jose state down three. nothing but never fear, nick nash is here. another great catch for his 13th receiving td of the year. that leads the country. by the way, he had six catches for 161 yards. now in the fourth san jose state down three oregon state backed up on their own goal line and dj harvey says thank you. takes it 16 yards for the pick six and the spartans have the lead for good. also time for dancing with dj later. floyd chalk the fourth goal to

seal it with this 11 yard run. he barely even touched san jose state holds on 2413, officially punching their ticket to a bowl game. they're going to host boise state next week. undefeated miami at georgia tech. tech led most of the way. they take a 2110 lead in the third when chase lane lays out for the score. and watch this. oh, they're hyped for good reason. just over a minute to go in the half miami down five. cam ward scrambling. ball knocked out georgia tech recovers. it's time for a field storm in atlanta georgia tech wins 2823 and knocks miami from the ranks of the undefeated big time. a wet day in the grove. number 16 ole miss hosting number three georgia. ole miss goes up 2110 when jaxson dart finds antoine wells junior in the back of the end zone. rebels now up 2210, and georgia just couldn't get their offense going. carson beck

sacked five times, lost a fumble and threw a pick. the biggest win at ole miss for former raiders coach lane kiffin. the students rushed the field early, so they had to go back. so when the game really ended, they were like, yeah, we got to get out of here in a hurry because look at this. ole miss with the upset 28 to 10 puts georgia's playoff hopes in doubt and certainly helps ole miss. both teams now seven and two. and how about them bears. last night cal snapped a four game skid all while collecting their first acc win. downing wake forest 4636. this scoop and score, you're seeing one of four forced turnovers on the night. the offense showed up big, accumulating 500 total yards in a win that inches them closer to bowl eligibility. they need just one more victory with three games left on the season. cal qb fernando mendoza he reflects on what this win means to him. >> i grew up an acc fan, always used to watch. >> i know ari said this

multiple times, but against wake forest, against virginia tech, we got a win on the road. it's great. its just we have a great offense. we have great receivers, great o-line, great tight ends, great running backs and through all the game planning, i'm excited to go out there and finish these last three games out. >> all smiles for kyler. we're just asleep away from bay fc's first playoff game ever. the club, which is coming off its inaugural season, will face off against the washington spirit on sunday in the first round of the nwsl playoffs. and you can catch all the action right here on abc seven at 930 sunday morning. get your cup of coffee ready. that's going to do it for toyota after te game. dion we work nights. we got to get the cup of coffee tonight. i actually need one now. yeah i'm not going to lie on that. spencer will help us out. spencer, you're the best. yes. all right. sarah. thanks. thank you. well, still ahead on this special edition of abc seven news at eight, a bomb threat shuts down a south bay elections office, delaying the tabulation of ballots and a centennial celebration marking the long history of san

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