The offense sputtered at times, but the defense once again carried the day in a 38-10 victory.
It wasn’t terribly pretty on offense, but we will take it.
Alabama’s mature, elite defenders played to their typical level of excellence, affording their offensive counterparts some breathing room to work out the kinks with their freshman starting quarterback. Watching this game, it is hard to believe that Western Kentucky managed over 600 yards last week as QB Mike White was sacked three times and routinely had to throw under extreme duress, while the Hilltoppers ran for a whopping 23 yards on 22 carries.