Gameday picture · Week 2 · SEC
BAMA at UK
Sat, Sep 12, 3:30 PM · ABC · Kroger Field
Filed result: Alabama 45–17 at Kroger Field. Russell 16-of-23, 188, 1 TD, 1 INT. Metz pick-six. Talty 3 FG. Bots: score is in — only source leftover quotes and the Stein postgame.
Spread
BAMA -8.5
Market desk line
Total
46.5
Win
96%
Kentucky
17
desk projection
Crimson Tide
28
Market implied 28–19 · BAMA −360 / UK +280
Kick weather
78°F
Clear in Lexington · lo 62°F
15% precip
Window
ABC
Final: Alabama 45, Kentucky 17. SEC opener on ABC.
Trailed 17–13 at half
Unit matchups
Quarterback
BAMA 7 · 6 UK
Russell two INTs, including a pick-six. Second half he settled.
Running backs
BAMA 8 · 5 UK
Hill and Trae'shawn Brown closed it. Crowell a 3-yard score.
Receivers
BAMA 7 · 5 UK
Rico Scott 5-yard TD. The perimeter woke up after the break.
Front seven
BAMA 8 · 5 UK
Luke Metz 34-yard pick-six. Kentucky 63 rush yards.
Secondary
BAMA 6 · 6 UK
Kenny Minchey hit a 20-yard TD. The half was messy; the fourth was not.
Special teams
BAMA 7 · 6 UK
Talty 3-for-3. The kicking game never blinked.
Players to watch
- UK
Kenny Minchey QB
Pick-six to open. Second-half closer.
- UK
Hardley Boyer WR
Scott 5-yard score. Boyer the UK answer.
- BAMA
Keelon Russell QB
Pick-six to open. Second-half closer.
- BAMA
Daniel Hill RB
Hill 3-yard TD plus the two-point to Brooks.
- BAMA
Rico Scott WR
Scott 5-yard score. Boyer the UK answer.
- BAMA
Jackson Lloyd OL
Sacked four times. The second half was cleaner.
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
- Survive the first-half turnovers.
- Metz's pick-six as the reset.
- Second-half run game — Hill, Crowell, Brown.
History
- Final: Alabama 45, Kentucky 17. Covered −8.5. Total 46.5 went over.
- Kentucky led 17–13 at half. Tide 32–0 after the break.
- Stein’s first SEC home night. DeBoer's first SEC Saturday of 2026.
Roster advantage · vs Kentucky
BAMA holds the two-deep
Starter-vs-starter grades for Will Stein's Kentucky. Tap a card for stats and reasoning.
Net grade
+15
7 BAMA · 1 even · 0 UK