Woke up about an hour ago. STILL wired from last night. Sooooo proud of our young guys. McCarron, Yeldon, and the o-line will (deservedly so) get most of the ink, let me give kudos to some others that may get overlooked:
Kevin Norwood (and his mustache) playing the role of Julio on this team's version of "The Drive". He made some spectacular sideline grabs on that final drive.
Our reserves on defense: they have played all year in blowout losses and I knew that that experience would be huge. Namely, DJ Pettway. Please get used to hearing this name. His penetration to be the first man there to stop Ware on the 4th down try was a man's play. Brandon Ivory played BIG minutes last night spelling Jesse Williams in spots and other times playing along side Jesse. Great minutes by him. Denzel Devall had another solid outing in spot duty. He may not show up on the stat sheet but he made an impact.
And finally, shouts out to Cody Mandell. A FAR cry from that kid that we complained about most of the past 2 seasons. Twice last night in crucial spots, he boomed punts and flipped the field perfectly.
Man....Roll Tide....Roll Tide