Just under the 12 minute mark in the third quarter with Ole Miss inside its own ten yard line, Alabama linebacker Ryan Anderson came off the edge and issued a blow to Chad Kelly near the goal line. The hit jarred the football loose. Da’Ron Payne scooped it up and lunged forward three yards into the end zone for an Alabama touchdown. It tied the game at 24.
“It’s on me. I gave them a free 14 points just like that,” a somber Chad Kelly said after the game. “As a quarterback you can’t do that. It stinks that I’m sitting here saying it’s my mistake again, but I’ve got to correct it.