I don’t know what it is about this USF Bulls team, but Alabama’s OL has had no idea what to do against their speed rushes for two years in a row. Jalen Milroe has been under siege on almost every play and has had a few scary moments where he got hit in the legs and limped for a while (both of which are roughing the passer penalties in the NFL, but not in college).

Milroe and the offense generally made a decent number of plays, but the constant stream of holding penalties and a few sacks derailed too many drives, including a 75-yard touchdown run by Milroe that was called back.

Still, Milroe is 10/16 for 103 yards and has two TDs on the ground, so he’s doing pretty well overall. He’s made some nice throws on seams up the middle that encourage his play from last year.

Defensively, Alabama played pretty well overall. Byrum Brown broke up some QB runs (as he always does), but they defended pretty well on almost everything but the QB scrambles, holding one of the better offenses in the country to just two field goals.

If the OL can figure out how to deal with edge blitzes, Alabama will likely run away with this game in the second half. But after two seasons of the same problem… That’s a big if.

Good luck in the second half, and Roll Tide!