Second quarter

– The journey to South Carolina continues. On third-and-3 from the Alabama 27, Tim Smith sacked LaNorris Sellers. South Carolina tries fourth-and-11 from the Alabama 35. Alabama makes the fourth down stop and recovers a fumble.

– Domani Jackson had to leave the field with some sort of injury on this drive. He went straight to the medical tent. Jaylen Mbakwe replaced Jackson at cornerback.

– 12:07: Alabama takes over at its 27-yard line.

First quarter

– 14:59, Alabama starts on offense. Jalen Milroe followed up with a quarterback sneak for a first down on fourth-and-short on the first drive. On the next play, Germie Bernard makes a big catch. On the next play, Cole Adams made a big catch in the red zone. On third-and-goal from the 1-yard line, Jalen Milroe scores with a run down the right side. Alabama takes a 7-0 lead 13:23 minutes before the end of the first quarter. Nine plays, 75 yards, 4 minutes.

– 11:00 South Carolina takes over on its own 25-yard line. First third down attempt for South Carolina of the game on third-and-2. Alabama stops Sellers on a rush up the middle. Deontae Lawson and Damon Payne Jr. got the stop.

– 8:18 Alabama takes over on its own 13-yard line. The first play is a short pass to Ryan Williams that results in a loss of one yard.

– Milroe just threw Ryan Williams, who was running down the sideline, on third-and-9 of the 14th. Alabama will have to punt. But South Carolina is called upon to rough the kicker, so the Crimson Tide wins the first down. However, James Burnip’s punt went 66 yards. Damn punt that doesn’t count.

– Third-and-9 from the Alabama 42, and Milroe is sacked because a rusher has an open shot at him. Now Alabama will punt. James Burnip’s punt traveled 59 yards.

— 3:45: South Carolina takes over at its own 10. LaNorris Sellers has completed two passes for double-digit yards so far on this drive.

– End of first quarter: Alabama leads 7-0. Alabama has an 85-55 yard lead. South Carolina was 0-1 on third down. The Gamecocks had 11 plays, Alabama 16. Time of possession was Alabama 8:33, South Carolina 6:27.

Before the game

– Wide receiver Kobe Prentice has been ruled out for the game, according to the SEC availability report. He suffered an injury in the Vanderbilt game. Meanwhile, wide receiver Kendrick Law was called a game-winning decision. Edge rusher Yhonzae Pierre is also out but was ruled out earlier in the week.

– Law is in full uniform during pregame warmups. At 10:07 a.m. he is part of the group performing kicks.

Nick Kelly is a beat writer from Alabama AL.com and Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X And Instagram.