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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 2819 · 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

  • Kenny Minchey QB

    Pick-six to open. Second-half closer.

    UK
  • Hardley Boyer WR

    Scott 5-yard score. Boyer the UK answer.

    UK
  • 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.

    BAMA

Key injuries

  • 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.

    out
  • 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.

    available

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