The Alabama Crimson Tide\u00a0defeated the Kentucky Wildcats\u00a0in a tale of two halves on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, winning a game it trailed at halftime for the first time\u00a0under head coach Kalen DeBoer.<\/p>\n
For as horrific as the first half was, especially from Keelon Russell on the offensive side of the ball with the Tide trailing 17-13 at the break \u2014 the second half was absolutely incredible, with 32 unanswered points and a second-half shutout that allowed Alabama to find its footing.<\/p>\n
Things were far from perfect and Russell is going to have to clean up the turnovers after recording three in the first half, but it\u2019s hard not to be encouraged by what the defense was able to do throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n
With a pick-six by linebacker Luke Metz early in the game after Russell gave away one of his own, the unit set the tone early that they had their young quarterback\u2019s back on a day where he looked a little bit overwhelmed as a young player in his first SEC start on the road.<\/p>\n
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