We’ll remember this wild weekend by one play above all else, and how it was a microcosm of Alabama’s return to the heart of the College Football Playoff race.
Massive man-child Kadyn Proctor, Alabama ’s star offensive tackle, catching a perimeter screen pass as an eligible wide receiver.
Then rumbling over everyone (including Georgia ) who thought Alabama was dead.
“I told (Alabama quarterback) Ty (Simpson) earlier this week, you better get it to me, man,” Proctor said.
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That one play underscored the enormity of the moment for Alabama, and in a funk