TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Chattanooga was supposed to be a cakewalk for Alabama.
With the regular-season finale against Auburn up next, this weekend felt like the perfect time to ask the question, “What would it mean to go undefeated this season?”
Wrong.
Kickoff arrived Saturday night and things didn't exactly go according to plan. Chattanooga inexplicably took a 3-0 lead in Bryant-Denny Stadium and somehow held on to its brush with greatness for more than seven minutes before Alabama scored.
Against an FCS opponent, the top-ranked team in the country played with two left feet. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for well short of his season average, managing just 136 passing yards while fumbling for a seventh time this season.