No. 4 Alabama Wins First Road Game of Kalen DeBoer Era, 42-10, Over Wisconsin

As the score suggests, Alabama's offense was extremely potent against the Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium.

Alabama defensive lineman LT Overton vs. Wisconsin / Obtained from Alabama Football's X/Twitter

MADISON, Wis. — Head coach Kalen DeBoer passed his first road test after No. 4 Alabama defeated Wisconsin 42-10 in the notoriously loud Camp Randall Stadium.

As the score suggests, Alabama's offense was extremely potent against this Big Ten team. This was largely due in part to the performance by Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe.

Since earning the starting job last season, Milroe has constantly been critiqued for his lack of passing due to his scrambling play style. He was a true dual threat on Saturday against Wisconsin (2-1) as he recorded 14 carries for 75 yards and two touchdowns, while also doing well through the air as he completed 12 passes on 17 attempts and three touchdowns.

In addition, the Tide's defense was relatively stout all afternoon, especially in the tackle department, as LT Overton, Keon Sabb, Malachi Moore, Deontae Lawson and Jihaad Campbell each had six-plus tackles.

After struggling with the turnover margin during the first two games of the season, Alabama (3-0) won this category on Saturday, as the Tide recovered two fumbles and didn't turn the ball over once.

How It Happened:

(latest plays at the top)

Fourth Quarter

• This one's final as Wisconsin runs the clock out following the two-minute warning. Alabama wins its first road game of the 2024 season and the Kalen DeBoer era. FINAL: No. 4 Alabama 42, Wisconsin 10.

• Wisconsin stops Ty Simpson and Alabama with under three minutes to go in the game and will get the ball at least one more time in this game. Alabama 42, Wisconsin 10 with two minutes left on the clock.

• Alabama scores a touchdown with 10:05 to play thanks to a Jalen Milroe touchdown pass to Josh Cuevas for 37 yards. Alabama 42, Wisconsin 10.

• 13:47 left in the fourth quarter. Drive starts at Alabama 46-yard line.

• Que Robinson gets a strip sack to open fourth quarter, but Wisconsin recovers. The Badgers punted two plays later.

Third Quarter

End of the Third Quarter: Alabama 35, Wisconsin 10

Stat Leaders:

• Passing: Jalen Milroe (11-of-14 for 159 yards and two touchdowns)
• Rushing: Jalen Milroe (14 carries for 75 yards and two touchdowns)
• Receiving: Will Pauling (nine receptions for 83 yards and a touchdown)
• Defense: LT Overton, Keon Sabb, Malachi Moore, Deontae Lawson and Jihaad Campbell each have 6-plus tackles.

• 1:06 left in the third quarter. Drive starts at Wisconsin 18-yard line. Locke finds Pauling for a 25-yard catch-and-run, but then Locke overthrows Trech Kekahuna who was breaking free. A one-yard run by walker ended the period.

• 2:20 left in the third quarter. Drive starts at Wisconsin 15-yard line. Miller runs for a 7-yard gain and two plays later, Milroe keeps it himself and sprints 10 yards to the right side for a touchdown. Alabama 35, Wisconsin 10

• 2:27 left in the third quarter. Drive starts at Wisconsin 20-yard line. After a false start by Wisconsin, Lawson forced Yacamelli to fumble and fellow linebacker Que Robinson recovered.

• 4:26 left in the third quarter. Drive starts at Alabama 25-yard line. Geno VanDeMark and Wilkin Formby are in at right guard and right tackle respectfully. Alabama goes three-and-out after three Milroe rushes, including one-yard sack by linebacker Leon Lowery. Burnip punts 50 yards.

• 12:31 left in the third quarter. Drives starts at Wisconsin 25-yard line. The Badgers quickly storm down the field with multiple medium gains. After being ejected late in last game's battle against South Florida, linebacker Justin Jefferson returned on the drive and made a tackle on an offensive holding play. Locke connected with Vinny for 16 yards a couple plays later, and the Badgers convert on 4th-and-4 from a 5-yard catch by Cade Yacamelli. Yacamelli then runs for a combined 24 yards on the next two plays. Moore is hurt a couple plays later and immediately takes his helmet off. However he ran off the field on his less than a minute later. 4th-and-goal at the 3-yard line and Locke finds Pauling in the endzone for a touchdown. The drive lasted 17 plays and over eight minutes. Alabama 28, Wisconsin 10.

• 15:00 left in the third quarter. Drive starts at Alabama 25-yard line. Milroe opens the second half with a 26-yard connection with Bernard. Milroe then runs for nine yards on a third-and-1 a couple plays later. On the next play, the entire offensive line pushes left and Miller runs 34 yards up the middle practically untouched to the house with 12:40 left in the third quarter. Alabama 28, Wisconsin 3.

Second Quarter

End of the Second Quarter: Alabama 21, Wisconsin 3

Halftime Stats / Joe Gaither Screenshot

Halftime Stat Leaders:

• Passing: Jalen Milroe (9-of-12 for 130 yards and two touchdowns)
• Rushing: Jalen Milroe (eight carries for 50 yards and a touchdown)
• Receiving: Ryan Williams (four receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown)
• Defense: LT Overton (six tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble)

• 12 seconds left in the second quarter. Drive starts on Wisconsin 27-yard line. Walker closes the half with a 7-yard run.

• 36 seconds left in the second quarter. Drive starts on Alabama 27-yard line. Milroe connects with Williams on the first play for a 47-yard catch-and-run. On the next play, Milroe finds wide receiver Germie Bernard towards the back left corner of the endzone for a 26-yard touchdown with 19 seconds remaining in the first half. Alabama 21, Wisconsin 3.

• 4:02 left in the second quarter. Drive starts on Wisconsin 16-yard line. Alabama defensive lineman Tim Smith cornerback Zabien Brown each commit penalties on the first third-and-short of the possession. Locke then combines for three completions and 29 yards on the next five plays. Alabama WOLF Qua Russaw suffers a lower-leg injury on the next play. Immediately after, Locke just overthrows wide receiver Will Pauling in the endzone on third and three and Vakos misses the 44-yard field goal.

• 5:57 left in the second quarter. Drive starts on Alabama 13-yard line. The Crimson Tide go three-and-out the second and third plays each went for one yard. Burnip punts it 64 yards.

• 9:43 left in the second quarter. Drive starts on Wisconsin 25-yard line. Walker converts the fourth-and-1 with a 3-yard run. But that would be the only excitement from the possession as the Badgers punted after three more plays.

• 13:05 left in the second quarter. Drive starts on Wisconsin 28-yard line. Alabama running back Jam Miller runs four times in the first five plays of the drive for a combined 20 yards. Three plays later, Milroe keeps and runs towards the right pylon for 3-yard touchdown with 9:43 left in the second quarter. Alabama 14, Wisconsin 3.

• 13:44 left in the second quarter. Drive starts on Wisconsin 5-yard line. Mellusi runs for a gain of 21 yards on the first play but Alabama safety Malachi Moore punches it out and the Tide recovers.

• 14:40 left in the second quarter. Drive starts on Alabama 42-yard line. A false start by right guard Jaeden Roberts opens the drive and the Tide would only get 11 of the 15 yards needed. James Burnip punted 53 yards.

• Drive starts on Wisconsin 25-yard line. Wisconsin running back Tawee Walker runs for a 2-yard gain to end the first quarter. Locke then throws two incompletions resulting in a 37-yard punt by Atticus Bertrams.

First Quarter

End of the First Quarter: Alabama 7, Wisconsin 3.

First Quarter Stat Leaders:

• Passing: Jalen Milroe (4-of-6 for 50 yards and a touchdown)
• Rushing: Jalen Milroe (four carries for 39 yards)
• Receiving: Ryan Williams (two receptions for 30 yards and a touchdown)
• Tackles: Deontae Lawson (4)

• 1:43 left in the first quarter. Drive starts on Alabama 40-yard line. Milroe runs for a 26-yard gain to open the drive. Three plays later, Milroe places the ball perfectly to wide receiver Ryan Williams in the endzone for a 31-yard touchdown with 20 seconds remaining in the opening quarter. Alabama 7, Wisconsin 3.

• 5:54 left in the first quarter. Drive starts on Wisconsin 28-yard line. Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi runs for combined 22 yards on three carries to open the first four plays of the possession. Locke then fumbles from a big hit by Alabama defensive lineman LT Overton, but Badgers recover. Two plays later on third-and-7, Locke finds wide receiver Anthony Vinny for a hard-fought 13-yard gain, but after a review he was stopped one yard short. The Badgers tried to run it up the middle but Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson and Overton, among others, stopped him short.

• 9:51 left in first quarter. Drive starts at the Alabama 25-yard line. Alabama running back Justice Haynes takes a short catch 10 yards on the opening play. Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe connects with wide receiver Emmanuel Henderson for tough 10-yard gain. Haynes' first carry of the game goes for 12 yards and then Milroe gets the same gain on a keeper two plays later. The drive wouldn't go much further though and in his first field goal attempt of the season Miami (Ohio) and Lou Groza award-winning kicker Graham Nicholson missed a three-point opportunity from 46 yards out.

• 15:00 left in first quarter. Drive starts at the Wisconsin 25-yard line. Wisconsin quarterback Tyler Van Dyke runs for a combined 20-yard gain on two carries on the second and third plays of the game. Van Dyke scrambled for a 3-yard gain a couple of plays later on 3rd-and-7 but a defensive holding by Domani Jackson extended the drive. However, Van Dyke was carted to the locker room. Backup quarterback Braedyn Locke fills in for Van Dyke but the drive wouldn't extend any further (Alabama defensive back Keon Sabb nearly hauled in an interception on third-and-long. Badgers kicker Nathanial Vakos hit a 53-yard field goal. Wisconsin 3, Alabama 0.

Pregame

• Alabama wins coin toss and defers to the second half. Crimson Tide captains: Jalen Milroe, Tyler Booker, Malachi Moore and Deontae Lawson.

• Wisconsin runs out of the tunnel at 11:05 a.m.

• Alabama's first team offensive line in warmups: left tackle Kadyn Proctor, left guard Tyler Booker, center Parker Brailsford, right guard Jaeden Roberts, right tackle Elijah Pritchett.

• On his pregame radio interview with the Crimson Tide Sports Network, Kalen DeBoer says that Proctor will be able to play.

• Once again, offensive linemen Tyler Booker, Parker Brailsford, Kadyn Proctor and Jaeden Roberts are the first Alabama players to walk around the field at 9:10 a.m. Fellow offensive linemen Wilkin Formby, Elijah Pritchett and Olaus Alinen trail right behind. After missing the first two weeks due to a shoulder injury, Proctor is expected to play today.

• Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer first walked on the field at 9 a.m.

• Alabama walked off the bus at 8:50 a.m. CT.

Alabama's OL walking off the bus. Check out Parker Brailsford, Kadyn Proctor, Wilkin Formby, Jaeden Roberts and Tyler Booker.

What does it say about a freshman superstar still riding the freshman bus after scoring 3 TDs in 2 weeks?

Check out Ryan Williams with his classmates pic.twitter.com/4BdmhLWNu7

— Joe Gaither (@JoeGaither6) September 14, 2024

How to Watch: No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide at Wisconsin

Who: Alabama (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at Wisconsin (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)

When: Saturday, Sept. 14, 11 a.m. CT

Where: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

TV: Fox

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Color: Tyler Watts). The pregame show will begin one hour prior to kickoff.

SiriusXM: 82

Series: Tied 1-1

Last meeting: Alabama and Wisconsin met in the 2015 season opener for the at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. Derrick Henry kicked off his Heisman campaign with a 147-yard, three-touchdown performance as the Crimson Tide rolled over the Badgers 35-17.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide beat South Florida 42-16 at home. The final score doesn't reflect the quality of the game. Alabama only held a one-point lead at 14-13 heading into the fourth quarter before scoring 21 unanswered points over the final six minutes. Jalen Milroe had two touchdowns through the air and two more touchdowns on the ground.

Last time out, Wisconsin: The Badgers also struggled with their Week 2 opponent. Wisconsin only held a touchdown lead over South Dakota heading into the final quarter, but Badger running back Chez Mellusi scored a touchdown with 7:41 to put the game away. Wisconsin won, 27-13.