As the score came over early Saturday afternoon, it had to be a misprint, or the equivalent thereof in the digital age.
No. 1 Alabama, a team that may compare with the best college football teams of the last quarter-century, was tied at halftime with The Citadel. The 10-10 score could not have been right, could it?
It turns out it was right, but the first-half struggle turned into a second-half rout as the Crimson Tide did the expected and rolled to a 50-17 victory.
Tua Tagovailoa, playing on a balky knee, came through with his usual spectacular numbers.