TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Jonathan Allen slipped past the guard and had a free shot on the quarterback until Texas A&M running back Trayveon Williams stepped in his way. The simple solution for Alabama’s star defensive lineman: take flight.
Allen knew the chop block was coming from the previous play, so when Williams went low, he went high, doing his best Superman impression. It looked like Oklahoma safety Roy Williams against Texas in 2001, except on a much larger scale. Allen -- his feet in the air and his arms outstretched -- landed his nearly 300-pound frame squarely in the chest of Trevor Knight, flattening the veteran quarterback on third down.