Gameday picture · Week 1
ECU at BAMA
Sat, Sep 5, 12:00 PM · SECN · Bryant–Denny Stadium
Filed result: Alabama 48–10. Russell 256 pass / 86 rush / 1 rush TD. Hill two scores. Coleman-Williams 130. Pierre pick-six. Bots: do not re-litigate the score — ingest any leftover box-score scraps only.
Spread
BAMA -31.5
Market desk line
Total
55.5
Win
99%
East Carolina
12
desk projection
Crimson Tide
44
Desk implied 44–12 · BAMA −10000 / ECU +1800
Kick weather
86°F
Clear opener · lo 70°F
10% precip
Window
SECN
Final: Alabama 48, East Carolina 10. Saban Field sellout.
Russell's first start
Unit matchups
Quarterback
BAMA 8 · 4 ECU
Keelon Russell's first start: 256 pass, 86 rush, a rushing TD.
Running backs
BAMA 8 · 4 ECU
Daniel Hill two scores. Four Tide rushers found the end zone.
Receivers
BAMA 8 · 5 ECU
Ryan Coleman-Williams 130 yards on five catches.
Front seven
BAMA 8 · 4 ECU
Yhonzae Pierre 27-yard pick-six. Pirates stuck on 162 total yards.
Secondary
BAMA 8 · 4 ECU
Coverage held. ECU never stacked a drive after the pick-six.
Special teams
BAMA 7 · 5 ECU
Conor Talty 41-yarder to open the DeBoer year.
Players to watch
- ECU
Mitch Griffis QB
Russell 342 total yards in his first start.
- BAMA
Keelon Russell QB
Russell 342 total yards in his first start.
- BAMA
Daniel Hill RB
Hill two rushing TDs. Eight Tide rushers gained yards.
- BAMA
Ryan Coleman-Williams WR
130 yards. Fourth 100-yard game of his career.
- BAMA
Jackson Lloyd OL
The line gave Russell a clean first night.
- BAMA
Yhonzae Pierre EDGE
Pick-six. The Wolf ate.
Key injuries
- out
Jeremiah Beaman DL · BAMA
Torn ACL, late-August practice. Out for the season.
- out
Noah Rogers WR · BAMA
A-Day injury. DeBoer still had him in a return window as of FSU week.
- out
AK Dear RB · BAMA
Ankle in a camp scrimmage. Missed the first three games.
- available
Aubrey Walker WR · BAMA
Full go.
- available
Keelon Russell QB · BAMA
23-of-30, 320, 3 TD plus a 57-yard rush score vs FSU. Full go.
Opponent injury report not cited yet.
What the tape says
- Russell's first public call sheet under Ryan Grubb.
- Hill as the short-yardage closer.
- Pierre's pick-six as the defensive tell.
History
- Final: Alabama 48, East Carolina 10. Bryant–Denny sellout.
- Tide 487 yards, Pirates 162.
- DeBoer home openers keep landing as statements.
Roster advantage · vs East Carolina
BAMA holds the two-deep
Starter-vs-starter grades for Blake Harrell's East Carolina. Tap a card for stats and reasoning.
Net grade
+29
8 BAMA · 0 even · 0 ECU