Alabama awakens to rout Kansas State in Allstate Sugar Bowl

GAME BOOK

NEW ORLEANS – It was an unusual date and an unusual time for the 89th Annual Allstate Sugar Bowl.

The crowd was a good one, not a full house but perhaps slightly better than anticipated with 60,437 on hand.

The fans from Kansas appeared to be slightly more than those from Alabama. Those fans were excited early on but they were soon deflated.

You may have thought Alabama was in trouble when its Heisman Trophy winning quarterback missed a wide open receiver deep by a wide margin early in the game.

Unfortunately for Kansas State, Alabama and Bryce Young awakened.

Perhaps the morning start affected the Crimson Tide. Perhaps the wake-up call arrived late or the alarm did not go off on time.

When it eventually did, so did the guys in red, trampling the Wildcats like a bunch of elephants.

Here are my Quick Takes from Alabama’s 45-20 win over Kansas State:

**Kansas State had a nice drive going on the first possession of the game but Jordan Battle came up with an interception of Will Howard at the Alabama 21-yard line.

**Ty Zentner booted a 41-yard field goal with 6:17 to play in the opening quarter to give Kansas State a 3-0 lead. The drive covered 38 yards in 11 plays, taking 4:35 off the clock.

**Deuce Vaughn then broke an 88-yard touchdown run to give K-State a 10-0 lead with 3:26 to play in the opening quarter.

**It was the second longest touchdown run in Sugar Bowl history.

**Young then connected with Jahmyr Gibbs on a 60-yard completion to the K-State 9-yard line.

**That set up a 6-yard touchdown pass from Young to Isaiah Bond to cut the deficit to 10-7 with 32 seconds to play in the opening quarter.

**The drive covered 69 yards in six plays, taking 2:46 off the clock.

**Kansas State had 172 total yards in the opening quarter.

**Young then hit Jermaine Burton on a perfectly thrown 47-yard strike to the K-State 2-yard line early in the second quarter.

**That set up a 1-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Latu and Alabama took a 14-10 lead with 11:33 to play in the first half. The drive capped a 63-yard drive in six plays.

**K-State responded, driving to the Alabama 2-yard line and decided to go for it but Howard missed a wide open Ben Sinnott for what would have been a touchdown after Will Anderson fell down in coverage.

**The Wildcats converted a fourth-and-4 on the drive to no avail.

**The game clearly changed on that miss by Kansas State.

**The stop resulted in a dramatic change in the game as Alabama went 98 yards in seven plays, taking just 51 seconds to score with Young hitting Burton on a 12-yard touchdown pass to give the Crimson Tide a 21-10 lead with 10 seconds left in the half.

**Young finished the first half 10 of 15 for 211 yards and three touchdowns. Vaughn had 15 carries for 108 yards and a touchdown.

**Kansas State tried an onside kick to start the second half but Roydell Williams recovered for Alabama at the K-State 46-yard line.

**It was the sign of a desperate team that knew what was coming.

**Two plays later, Young connected with Ja’Corey Brooks on a perfectly thrown 32-yard touchdown pass to make it 28-10 with 13:54 to play in the third quarter. It took just three plays for the Crimson Tide to take advantage of the short field.

**Then, Brian Branch picked off Howard at the K-State 17-yard line.

**One play later, Jase McCllelan scored on a 17-yard run to give the Crimson Tide a commanding 35-10 lead.

**Howard then hit DJ Giddens on a 36-yard completion to the Alabama 15-yard line.

**That set up a 28-yard field goal by Zentner to make it 35-13 with 6:33 to play in the third quarter to stop the 35-point run by Alabama. It was game over, at that point.

**Alabama added to the lead at the end of a third quarter as Young hit Kobe Prentice on a 47-yard touchdown pass to make it 42-13.

**Will Reichard finished the scoring for the Crimson Tide with a 49-yard field goal with 11 minutes to play in the game to make it 45-13.

**Playing against reserves, Kansas State got a final score as Jordan Schippers scored on a 1-yard run to complete the scoring.

In the second half, Alabama fans were chanting “SEC, SEC.”

Alabama won the turnover battle, forcing two while not turning the ball over.

While the SEC has been less than overwhelming in this bowl game season, the Crimson Tide represented the best conference in the country in fine fashion.

Young finished with six incompletions and five touchdown passes, going 15 of 21 for 321 yards with the five scores and was named the Most Valuable Player.

Alabama has won at least 11 games in 12 consecutive seasons now. That is how dominant the top program in the country has been under Nick Saban.

Alabama has not had a 3-loss season since 2010.

It was the 17th appearance by Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and the tenth win for the Crimson Tide in the classic.

For one more season, there will be just a 4-team playoff before the system grows to 12 teams in 2024. The Allstate Sugar Bowl will be a semifinal game next season in the 90th edition of the classic.

Then, starting in the 2024 season the Allstate Sugar Bowl will be relevant annually, a participant in the playoff structure. For the first two years of the expanded format, the Sugar Bowl will be a quarterfinal contest.

Though the game was not a classic, the Allstate Sugar Bowl remains a classic contest, one of the very best in the nation.

Congratulations to Sugar Bowl chairman Lloyd Frischhertz, CEO Jeff Hundley and the entire Allstate Sugar Bowl committee on a job well done.

Congratulations to Alabama and Saban on a job well done.

Despite it not being a national playoff game, Saban got his key players to buy in and show up to play, rather than opting out as so many do in non-playoff games.

Saban is not going anywhere. Alabama has the top-ranked recruiting class, to this point, for 2023, according to most all recruiting services.

That is good news for Alabama fans and bad news for SEC fans.

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Alabama Press Conference Transcript

COACH SABAN: Well, I think that there was a team out there today that cared; cared about how they played; cared about the pride they had in their performance; cared about each other, and they prevailed because of that. And I think that started way back when we started practice.

There’s a lot of guys on this team, including these two guys that are sitting next to me (Will Anderson and Bryce Young) that have given a lot to this program. And I think the way the team performed out there together as a group with something to prove.

I think we had a little bit of a taste in our mouth that if we had a dominant performance, it would show people that we probably did deserve to do a little better than we did in terms of the playoff picture.

But at the same time, I’m proud that we came to the Sugar Bowl, and proud that we won the Sugar Bowl. But I’m most proud that there was a team out there that cared; that represents the University of Alabama in a first class way in the way they competed and the way they played in the game.

So great competitive character for this team to come into this game and play the way they played, prepare the way they did, to have an outstanding performance. So very proud of the group.

Q. Bryce, Coach [Nick] Saban talks about playing in games like this to create value. What do you think a performance like this does for you as a player and your value?

BRYCE YOUNG: I think that’s not really up to me. For me, it was just about doing everything I can to help the team out. This was such a huge opportunity I feel like for us as a team, like Coach said, to try to prove something. For us to finish this season the right way means a lot.

So whatever comes after that, that’s out of my hands. But I’m just happy we were able to win and I was able to play with my guys.

Q. Bryce and Will, talk about the emotions you have right now walking off the field for what could be the last time for Alabama.

WILL ANDERSON: I’m an emotional person. So for me, it was really not about me, it’s more about my teammates, because they worked so hard these past two weeks. I mean, the practices that we had, all the film study that we had to go through, no school, none of that, and everybody just locked in. To see everybody smiling and laughing and having a good time.

Just the brotherhood that was in there, I mean, it was amazing. I think that’s why I’m so emotional right now, because all of those guys, they hold a special place in my heart.

They give me so much confidence. They believe in me so much. They help me so much. More than what people know. And just to be around them, it makes me so happy, so I’m very excited, I’m happy for those guys. Everybody stepped up, and I’m super proud of this team.

Q. Coach Saban, Brian Branch had a big game today; an interception, two sacks. Kind of speak about the growth you’ve seen from him this season.

COACH SABAN: Brian Branch has played well for us all season long. He made some big plays today. The interception was big. We got off to a great start in the second half with a big play and two scores in the first two minutes in the second half, which kind of broke the game open. His interception was a big part of that.

But he’s been a very consistent performer for us all year. He plays the star position, but he could play safety as well.

He couldn’t finish the game today. He cramped up and we tried to give him an IV. But great competitor. Really good teammate. A guy that always plays hard and gives his best at all times.

Q. Coach, the young linebackers, Deontae Lawson, Jihaad Campbell and Shawn Murphy, the future of that position, what do you like about it right now?

COACH SABAN: Well, I think one of the things that was very helpful to all those guys, Deontae played quite a bit this year because of injuries. But with 11 bowl practices, the two young players, and a lot of young players on our team, made a significant amount of improvement.

So I think those guys can be outstanding players in the future. But I do think their development was enhanced by having the opportunity to practice and get ready to play for this game.

Q. Coach, you got your offense combined for 26 yards in the first two drives, then Deuce Vaughn has that 88 yard touchdown, and then you guys scored five in a row. What switch flipped for you guys that allowed you to have such offensive success?

COACH SABAN: They played a little different defense. I think when we got into a little rhythm about how they were playing us, we were able to take advantage of it.

I think Bryce [Young] did a really good job. We had package plays, and he got us in the right place, which helped us run the ball a little more effectively than we did in the beginning of the game.

Then we made a lot of explosive plays. We attacked them down the field and made some good throws. Guys made really good catches. So I think those explosive plays were huge in the game. The turnovers and explosive plays were huge in the game.

Q. Bryce and Will, whether it was fair or not, it was put into question this season, the Bama standard and if this team had it. I’m curious if this performance today, if that answered the call for you guys and how did that stack up. Also, I want to ask if you guys at this time have any decision on your future with the team.

BRYCE YOUNG: For us, the standard, that’s something that we live by. It’s not just something that we can do one time or it’s “We did this, we accomplished this, it’s over.” It continues for the future of the program, the future of everything. We have to live by that each and every day.

But for us, what we did take from that was making sure that we had pride in how we played and how we prepared. Us wanting to finish, us wanting to push ourselves and hold each other accountable. So that was really what was the biggest for me.

And all my time going into this game, that’s all I’ve been focused on. We have the 24 hour rule. I’m just happy to celebrate this with my guys, and that’s all I’ve been thinking about.

Q. Will, what was it like looking up at the scoreboard and you’re down 10 0. That doesn’t happen to y’all very much. And the emotional impact and the significance of that second half, stopping them at the goal line.

Bryce, most teams would just kneel down at that time. The significance of y’all taking the ball down the field and scoring a touchdown right there.

Also, you played before a lot more empty seats today than Alabama is used to. Did that motivate y’all in any way?

WILL ANDERSON: Being down 10 0, I think all the leaders did a really good job on defense. Byron Young did a good job getting his guys going. I did a good job getting my guys going. Henry To’oTo’o did a good job getting his guys; Jordan Battle. But we all came together as a defense.

Look, this is what we’ve got to do. This is how we got to stop them. Everybody just blow up, let’s go. We know what to do. We practiced two weeks. Then after that, everybody just started going it was good.

DEUCE VAUGHN: I think that speaks to the confidence that Coach [Nick Saban] gave us. Trusting us as offense to move the ball. Obviously, there’s things that can go wrong down there. You don’t want to get the ball back. You obviously don’t want to turn the ball over because that’s points. But Coach trusted us in those moments.

We practice two minute all the time. He had confidence in us. Again, we play for each other.

As far as the stadium goes, all I heard was a bunch of Alabama fans cheering us on, rooting us on. It got really loud in there, especially third down with them having the ball.

Obviously this is off site for us; but for us to travel as well as we did, with all that support, the crowd and the support we get, that means a lot to us. We have the best supporters, the best fans in the country, and it showed again today.

COACH SABAN: You know I’ve loved you for years, right? It’s been a long time.

But they had three time outs. We had to make a first down. We made a first down and got up to the 20 yard line. We get that kind of field position with a minute to go in the half, we’re going to go two minute.

But they were going to call three time outs and make us punt, so we had to run the ball. We had to go. We couldn’t kneel on the ball.

And we got lots of confidence and trust in our players. And that was a huge swing in the game, for us to stop them on fourth down and then go 98 yards in less than a minute and score a touchdown. But we do practice it.

Q. This win, really paired with how well you showed in the Iron Bowl, paired with your recruiting class that you have coming in for next year, what kind of springboard is the end of this season as you get ready for the off season and get ready for 2023?

COACH SABAN: Well, I think every team has to go through a process of development. We have a lot of new players on the team. The roster changes more than it normally does, based on the significance of the portal and transferring and a lot of things that are happening in college football right now.

So we want to just continue to try to develop our guys, get them to trust and believe in the process of what they need to do to be the best players that they can be. And when recruits come in, they’re going to come in at varying levels of development and maturity to be able to be ready to play or not play.

So all those things are a lot of unknowns that you just got to see how it all sort of fits together. But I think when everybody respects and trusts the principles and values of the organization and the standard, you have a much better chance to develop a team.

And leadership is always something that is a big part of that as well. And we have enjoyed really good leadership on this team, primarily because of the two guys sitting next to me. But we’ve had some other good leaders on this team as well.

Q. If there was one take away, one statement that you want people to resonate from this game you may have already said it, but what would that be today?

COACH SABAN: Circumstances don’t make you. They reveal the kind of character that you have. And I think this team revealed tremendous character, competitive character, in the way they prepared for this game and the way they played in this game.

So you could say the circumstances and we’ve had teams in this circumstance before. We didn’t get in the playoffs. We came and played in the Sugar Bowl and we didn’t play very well. And we didn’t practice very well, and we didn’t prepare very well.

But this team did. They went out there like a team, played together as a team, and they were rewarded for it because of what they put into it.

Q. Bryce, you’ve had at times this season trouble getting the vertical passing game going, and obviously it did today. I think you missed one early, or there may have been a miscommunication. But what kind of opportunities did you see? And what did your receivers do to make that happen?

BRYCE YOUNG: Receivers are doing a great job creating separation and getting open. And they’ve done a great job throughout.

Again, I have all the confidence in the world in my receivers. And they were running pass guys today. It was a great job of taking advantage of that with the play calling, and just us as a whole. I think just connecting, taking advantage of our assignments.

And for me, anytime it’s a deep ball, I just try to put some air on it, let them run under it. And again, the receivers did an amazing job with that today. And the O line did a great job of giving me time. Running backs, too, in protection.

Those are longer, developing routes, and it’s really you know, you see maybe just the throw and the catch from the quarterback and the receiver, but all 11 coming to play when it comes to stuff like that. So all the credit goes to those guys for making my job easy.

Q. Coach Saban, obviously, we don’t know if we are going to see these two in Crimson Tide again. But you’re in the coaching game and you try to teach guys things. But I can imagine these two have taught you a lot in the years that you’ve been with them. What would you want to say to them and thank them for if they were able to teach you anything with their time with you?

COACH SABAN: Well, I want them to make the best business decision for themselves and their future. And if you’re going to be a high first round draft pick, the business decision has always been it’s probably best to go out for the draft unless you have some other reason that you don’t feel you’re ready to do that. Or there’s some other goal that you have in mind that you want to accomplish.

And that’s the advice that I’ve given all of our players through the years. So I think these guys are probably more than deserving of that kind of attention when the draft rolls around.

But I think these guys send a message to everybody that you create value for yourself by playing football. You don’t create value for yourself by opting out and saying, “I’m going to get ready for the draft.” Because what are you getting ready for? Combine? Half the stuff you do at the combine isn’t relative to football.

But when you play against good competition and you play well, that creates value. And I think it speaks volumes of your character when you choose to be a part of your team and you can be counted on to be part of your team, regardless of the circumstances, and you finish the season with your team.

Thank you. I appreciate what the press has done all year long to give our players a lot of positive self gratification for their efforts and what they do. I know y’all think I don’t think a lot of you, but I really do appreciate what you do for the players. Thanks.

K-State Press Conference Transcript

COACH KLIEMAN: Yeah, let’s start where it needs to start. Thank you, K State fan base. Thank you, K State nation, for coming out in droves. What we saw at the pep rally last night, with probably 10,000, 12,000 people supporting these guys, is why we all came to K State.

And the fans out there today were phenomenal. We got off to a good start. I wish we could have given them a better show after that first quarter. But my hat is off to the best fan base in college football for coming out and supporting these great young men.

We talked in the locker room. Obviously disappointed in how this ended in our performance, but don’t be defined by a moment. Be remembered for your body of work. And this body of work will be remembered in Kansas State history forever, because these guys were Big 12 champs and deserved it and earned the right to be Big 12 champs and represent our conference in the Sugar Bowl.

Didn’t play our best football today. Give credit to Alabama, but appreciate the guys staying in the fight for four quarters.

Q. Coach, did it feel like once the miss on that fourth down at the goal line that just everything swung out of favor and every gamble you took didn’t work?

COACH KLIEMAN: Yes, I would have done it again. Deuce [Vaughn] would have said let’s go again. And the fact that we wanted to go ahead at halftime. It was under a minute left or a minute left or whatever the heck it was. Make a really good call and just don’t execute it.

And then, shoot, they’re at the 1 yard line and we’re going to use time outs and try to get the football back. I mean, we’re in attack mode from the start.

And give those guys credit. We didn’t make a tackle when we needed to make a tackle. And can’t let them go 99 yards to make it what it was at the end of the first half.

A 21 10 game that I’m never going to second guess myself and you guys know that from being around us. And we’ve gone for it on fourth down all season long when we had a chance to go up 17 14.

Q. Coach, along that same line, at what point did you make the decision to try the on side kick to start the second half?

COACH KLIEMAN: When we were in the locker room talking. We’ve worked these kicks every week all year long. Guys will tell you, every week, we have it in. Every week we have it in. And we didn’t execute it the way that it needed to be executed. We were trying to put it between the two guys.

That’s a hard kick. Ty [Zentner] didn’t hit it probably the way he wanted to. But we also knew we had to take some chances because of the last two drives that they had on offense, where we struggled to slow them down.

And whether or not it’s an 80 yard drive or a 45 yard drive, once again, we came here to win, man. We didn’t come here to try to keep this thing close, whatever. We came here to win. And that’s what we thought was the best opportunity.

Q. Eli, your last game in a Wildcat uniform. I’m wondering if you can just speak on the emotions you were feeling walking off that field or maybe the emotions you are feeling right now. Also, what you’ll remember most about your time at K State.

ELI HUGGINS: Yes, I’m upset. I’m obviously mad that we lost. But the reason I’m crying is my time is up at Kansas State. It’s such a special place with so many special people. I’ve just made so many good relationships over the years.

I can’t say enough about the coaching staff and everyone in the university. It’s just a place I’ll hold near and dear to my heart forever. That’s why I’m emotional right now. But so many good memories, and I’ll be coming back for many years to come.

Q. Deuce, did you get the looks you were looking for, that you expected from Alabama’s defense?

DEUCE VAUGHN: Yes, sir. Especially in the first half, they did some things that we didn’t see on film as far as pressure wise. Got in some good looks for us and gave us some success early on.

They ended up changing up some things, changing up some tendencies as they went on in the game. Credit to them, they did a really good job in doing that. For us, it was just kind of having to adapt once we saw that. We weren’t successful in doing that.

But, no, credit to Alabama. Whatever they did coming out with some adjustments, they did a really good job with it.

Q. How would you describe your 88 yard run and what went right on that play?

DEUCE VAUGHN: That’s all blocking. Just the duo scheme, and they split open in the middle. It was great blocking, not only by the O line but downfield by the receivers to get the safety. And then after that, it’s a sprint to the end zone.

Q. Coach Klieman, you talked about the importance of looking at the whole body of work with this team. What made this group so special character wise, and then obviously on the field as well?

COACH KLIEMAN: Yes, just the power of belief and the power of player ownership. Those guys took ownership in the locker room, ownership in the football team.

It’s pretty special as a head football coach when you know that your phone is not ringing at night and you’re not going to have kids doing things that they shouldn’t be doing. And I’ve never been around a football team that does knucklehead things off the field that’s successful on the field.

And these guys were phenomenal kids off the field. And it translated to great players on the field, because they’re disciplined, they’re committed. They’re tough. They’re selfless. That’s what I’m going to remember about this group.

Q. Deuce, just how hard was it as a player to see the momentum swing go from you guys knocking on the door, maybe taking the lead late in the first half, to being down 21 so fast in the game like that?

DEUCE VAUGHN: It’s always tough. But you have to stay in the fight. Going into this game, we knew it was going to be a four quarter football game. And that momentum swing, that’s a good football team that we lost to.

We understood they’re going to make plays. And for us on offense and defense, we had to stay in the fight. We weren’t able to do that the entire game, and things got out of hand.

So it’s just one of those things where we kind of understood there are going to be momentum swings. We got up really quickly. That was our momentum. Then they started playing well, and we just kind of had to try and stay in the fight.

Q. Coach, on Alabama’s first two drives, you held them to a combined 26 yards. Deuce [Vaughn] has the 88 yard run. What, if any, adjustments did you see Alabama made that led to five straight touchdowns?

COACH KLIEMAN: They were able to hit the explosive play on us. That was kind of the fear that we had. They’re pretty talented. Their quarterback (Bryce Young) is a pretty good player. They have good wide receivers. And they did, I thought, a really nice job.

We had them in third and 10, and maybe get off the field again. And they throw it to a really good running back. Makes the kid miss. We kind of lose the cup, and he takes it for a huge gain to make it 10 7 really fast. I thought if we had gotten off the field, but we didn’t.

That’s the whole thing. We talked all year long about not giving up explosive plays; and today, they were able to get some on us .

Q. Coach, you were able to get Adrian [Martinez] in there for a couple of snaps in the first half. Were you able to kind of execute that two quarterback strategy the way you hoped?

COACH KLIEMAN: I was excited that Adrian got a chance to play in a bowl game. He came here and transferred here to win a championship and have a chance to hopefully play in a bowl game, and helped us win the Big 12 championship.

And when he got hurt, that was the goal, was to try to get him healthy enough to play some.

It became Will Howard’s football team. Everybody knows that. But Will and Adrian are so close, I thought it was important for C.K. (Collin Klein) and I to try to find a way to get Adrian a few snaps.

We were able to do that. I saw a big smile on his face. Saw a big smile on Will Howard’s face that Adrian got a chance to play in a bowl game.

Q. Coach, Brian Branch, you saw him all over the field where the secondary is concerned. But what impressed you about the ground he was able to cover against your offense?

COACH KLIEMAN: Yeah, they’ve got really good defensive players. They tackle exceptionally well. They get off of blocks, and they played well.

Q. Coach, if you don’t mind me asking just about the quarterback (Bryce Young) on the other side. It’s kind of a career day for him. What were the challenges like to try to defend against him?

COACH KLIEMAN: He won the Heisman for a reason, for starters. We were mixing in three man rush, four man rush, five man rush. We were able to get some hits on him. We were able to fluster him a little bit. But when you’ve played as many snaps as he has, it’s hard to get him flustered for very long. Credit to him.

And I didn’t get a chance to see him. I think I ran into one of their coaches. Just thanked him, tell him thank you for playing, because that’s what college football is about. I was happy Bryce played. I thought that was really good for college football and really good for kids to see.

Q. Eli, if you don’t mind me asking either, last game in a Wildcat jersey. You’ve seen the program grow. How do you feel about the program as you leave it?

ELI HUGGINS: Yes, it’s trended upward every year I’ve been here. It’s been a pleasure to be a part of that. I have no doubt going forward, we have a ton of good leaders on this team and a ton of great young guys who are going to step up. So I have no doubt they will continue to head in the right direction.

Q. Deuce, with the foundation that Eli [Huggins] and some of these other seniors have set, you guys competed out there. Like Coach (Chris Klieman) has talked about, almost had the lead. Took the lead late in the first half. Do you feel like there’s kind of a foundation and you feel like guys want to come back to this stage and maybe even go further?

DEUCE VAUGHN: Man, the foundation that’s been set by this 2022 team is something that’s going to be felt for years to come. It’s a special group. And the young guys came in and they understood the system and they hopped in really quickly.

The guys that have been here understood the system, and it’s one of those things that’s going to be a trickle down effect. And now, those young guys are starting to become vets. And as they get into their sophomore and junior and senior years are going to be able to teach that to the new guys that are coming in.

And man, that’s one of the things about K State. This is a special, special place. The people that we have inside this building are special people, and that’s not going to change. We are going to continue to bring in special people.

So this is just the foundation, for sure. And man, it’s only going to trend upward from here.

Q. Coach, I wonder if you could just speak on the impact of the two guys sitting next to you (Eli Huggins and Deuce Vaughn) have had on Kansas City State football as a whole.

COACH KLIEMAN: Yeah, they’ve made me a better person by being around them. They’re both servant leaders in the fact that they make everybody around them better because of their work ethic, because of how they approach everything that they do whether it’s in the weight room, nutrition, academics, whatever it may be.

I’m the fortunate one to be able to get a chance to coach Eli for the last few years and get him to come back for a sixth year. And I was the only smart one to recruit this kid, because nobody else did. And he’s been pretty special to me and will be forever.

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