Alabama now leads nation in one of Nick Saban’s favorite stats
The carelessness of Arkansas and the opportunism of Alabama made a deranged matchup one true blowout.
The Razorbacks’ lost 4 turnovers which resulted in half the points of Alabama in one 48-7 victory on Saturday. Besides, it further helped drive Alabama into national lead with regards to turnover margin, attaining 13 additional takeaways instead of giveaways in this season’s first 8 games.
San José State stands at no.2 position with plus-12 whereas no other team from the SEC ranks in top 25 from that same category even in national rankings. Next-best team is LSU at plus-4 margin and ranking at 29th position in the nation.
The Tide now is outscoring its opponents with 79-19 turnover points this season and continues to flourish. It holds at least 1in 62 out of the previous 67 games over a span which has produced 111 turnovers.
The Tide has 18 possessions, with 10 interceptions and 8 fumble recoveries.
Nick Starkel, the QB of Razorback connected with the Alabama players almost many times like his own fellow mates. During Saturday’s game, he had 3 interceptions and only fifty-eight passing yards before John Jones replaced him.
Moreover, the Arkansas game broke one streak of 4 straight games as well where Alabama lost 1 turnover in each outing.