How Alabama football forced Kentucky to not play its game on offense

Kalen DeBoer feels Alabama football forced the Kentucky offense out of its game plan as the game progressed on Saturday.

The Wildcats led the Crimson Tide 17-13 at the half and went into halftime with a lot of momentum. Things flipped on their head in the second half when the Tide scored  28 unanswered points to defeat Kentucky 45-13.

Kalen DeBoer feels Alabama was able to force Kentucky to play unlike itself in the second half on offense.

“We gave them the seven points, at the beginning,” DeBoer said. “We really gave them another three on the field goal at the end of the half. They hit the one scramble, I guess. I felt like we really were doing a good job of keeping them under wraps, defensively most of the game, and then when we started getting the lead, I think the momentum and now we started playing from the lead. They can’t play their game, and they’re forced to throw it a little bit more, and then our pass rush gets home.”

Alabama head coach went on to say the Crimson Tide saved some defensive calls to the second half.

“I thought our defense, there’s always gonna be calls, and you save some for the second half, and I think our defense did a good job of continuing to evolve throughout the game, but I think we had a pretty good plan and a pretty good handle on things from the get-go,” DeBoer said.

The Kentucky offense continued to get more desperate as the game progressed in the second half. The Wildcats attempted a fake punt that ultimately failed, and the attempt looked to have been the nail in the coffin for the Kentucky Wildcats.

“Credit to our special teams, too, getting the stop on their fake punt and being alert, and guys making plays there,” said DeBoer.

Alabama only gave up 38 points in the second half.