No Week 2 letdown for Alabama this season.
The 57-7 whipping of Arkansas State started early -- aside from a few special teams misfires -- on a strong afternoon for both Alabama quarterbacks. Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts combined to throw six touchdown passes on a scorching afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The 599 offensive yards for Alabama were fairly evenly distributed with 321 passing and 278 rushing. And defensively, Alabama held the hurry-up Arkansas State attack in check until allowing a touchdown on the opening drive of the third quarter.
The crowd of 100,495 had mostly left by the time Najee Harris wrapped up his 13-carry, 135-yard afternoon with a fourth-quarter touchdown.