Admit it—when Eddie Jackson returned a Kyle Allen interception 93 yards for a touchdown midway through the second quarter to put Alabama up 28-6 on Saturday afternoon at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, you thought the game was over.
You thought Texas A&M's hopes of winning the SEC West were over.
After all, it was Allen's second of three pick-sixes on the afternoon, and Crimson Tide running back Derrick Henry had already rushed 10 times for 159 yards and two touchdowns, making the Aggies defense look foolish in the process.
But a funny thing happened in the second half: The Aggies defense showed back up.