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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Keelon Russell threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair of fourth-quarter scores that helped Alabama pull away, and the 13th-ranked Crimson Tide beat Texas A&M 31-20 on Saturday to end a two-game skid.
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Tide → throw → skid
The Tide (6-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) entered the teams’ first meeting since 2023 coming off losses to Georgia and Tennessee.
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Tide → enter → Georgia
Alabama trailed 20-17 in the second half before taking control with a fourth-down stop and two scoring drives.
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Alabama → trail → stop
Russell completed 19 of 30 passes with an interception, and he found Daniel Hill, Marshall Pritchett and Kalen Edwards for TDs.
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he → complete → TDs
His No. 1 target was Rico Scott, who finished with six receptions for 156 yards as Alabama played a second consecutive game without Ryan Coleman-Williams (knee).
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Alabama → finish → Williams
Alabama’s defense came through, with no play bigger than Dijon Lee Jr.‘s 39-yard interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter.
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defense → come → quarter
The Tide allowed 278 total yards.
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Tide → allow → yards
Marcel Reed threw picks on Texas A&M’s first two possessions and later lost a fumble, continuing a trend of committing too many turnovers in league games.
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Reed → throw → games
He finished with 163 yards passing and a touchdown.
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He → finish → yards
He also ran for a score.
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He → run → score
Reed bounced back from his rough start with a TD pass to Mario Craver and a scoring run that put Texas A&M ahead 14-10.
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that → bounce → A&M
The Aggies (4-4, 1-4) were up 20-17 to start the fourth, but then Alabama took over.
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Alabama → start → fourth
The Crimson Tide forced a fumble by Reed on fourth-and-1 to take over at midfield.
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Tide → force → midfield
Three plays later, Russell connected with Scott for 38 yards, moving Alabama to the Texas A&M 5.
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Russell → connect → A&M
Russell found Pritchett to put Alabama ahead for good.
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Russell → find → Alabama
After Alabama forced a three-and-out, Russell created some cushion with the TD pass to Edwards.
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Russell → force → Edwards
Alabama’s thin secondary takes two more hits
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secondary → take → hits
Alabama’s secondary got thinner with the suspension of Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. and the ejection of Red Morgan.
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secondary → get → Morgan
Just before kickoff, the Tide confirmed that Kirkpatrick was suspended for violating team rules.
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Kirkpatrick → confirm → rules
It was his second suspension at Alabama; he missed the final seven games of the 2025 season after an on-campus arrest.
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he → miss → arrest
Morgan was ejected for targeting midway through the second quarter.
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Morgan → eject → quarter
Morgan threw his gloves and had to be consoled on the bench by Coleman-Williams.
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Morgan → throw → Williams
Alabama already was playing without top cornerback Zabien Brown because of a leg injury.
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Alabama → play → injury
The takeaway
Texas A&M: The Aggies have lost of five in SEC play after making the College Football Playoff last season and bringing back Reed and Craver.
Alabama:
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Aggies → lose → Reed
Kalen DeBoer’s program staved off its first three-game losing streak since 2007, Nick Saban’s first season as coach.
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program → stave → coach
Up next
Texas A&M has an open date before playing at South Carolina on Nov. 7.
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A&M → have → Nov.
Alabama also has a week off before playing at No. 18 LSU on Nov. 7.
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Alabama → have → Nov.