Kalen DeBoer made his Alabama football coaching debut Saturday vs. Western Kentucky, and he made it in quite dominant fashion.
The Crimson Tide rolled to a 63-0, season-opening victory over Western Kentucky at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It was a game that saw quarterback Jalen Milroe run for two touchdowns and throw for three more, along with freshman Ryan Williams and Daniel Hill recording their first career touchdowns in an Alabama uniform. It marks the 23rd straight season-opening win for Alabama.
Here’s how we graded No. 5 Alabama (1-0) in the win over Western Kentucky (0-1).
Offense: A+
Alabama’s offense, led by Milroe, came to play. So much so that Saturday marked the first time since Sept. 7, 1991, that the Alabama offense had two scoring plays of 80-plus yards in the same game. It did that in the first half alone, too, off of an 85-yard Jam Miller touchdown run and an 84-yard touchdown pass from Milroe to Williams.
