DeBoer reveals thinking behind play Alabama ran to convert two-point try vs. South Carolina

Alabama football pulled off one of the most exciting comebacks of the college football season on Saturday and a critical two-point conversion call was a part of the Tide’s miraculous comeback.

Alabama was down 22-15 in the fourth quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks, and another loss looked to be on the horizon for the Crimson Tide. Alabama was able to put together a clutch drive to pull within two of the Gamecocks with a Germie Bernard touchdown score. DeBoer and company decided to be aggressive after the score and went for two points to tie the game.

The Tide’s offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb then called what might have been the play of the game. Alabama’s running back, Daniel Hill took a direct snap, handed the football off to Ty Simpson and Simpson rolled out to hit Josh Cuevas in the endzone to convert the two-point try.

“It’s just one of those plays we practice all the time,” DeBoer said. “It’s one of those we’ve had in for years. We’ve run it a time or two here and there in the last five, six years or so. Just guys practice it. You practice it every Thursday, every Friday, you’re talking through it for those moments. You just offset quarterback,  running back, end up handing it to Ty, getting it in his hands. And then really there’s run-pass option with different guys that you can find. but guys did a great job executing in a critical moment.”

Alabama went on to seal the win with a strip fumble by Deontae Lawson on the next Ganecock drive. Bernard scored the game-winning touchdown when the Tide got the ball back.

Alabama improved to 7-1 with the win.