On Saturday in Tuscaloosa, the Alabama Crimson Tide took a 28-0 lead early in the second quarter over the Georgia Bulldogs before needing a 75-yard touchdown pass late to recover the lead in a 41-34 win that vaulted the Tide to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll released on Saturday, passing the Texas Longhorns.
The combination of an uninspiring 35-13 win by the Horns over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in Austin and Alabama securing the most impressive victory so far this season over the preseason No. 1 team was enough to push Texas down to No.