Kalen DeBoer made sure he talked to Lotzeir Brooks postgame.

The Alabama coach walked off Faurot Field with his freshman receiver, putting his arm around Brooks.

“I was just telling him I’m proud of him for pretty much what I just told you, how hard he works, just the plays he makes,” DeBoer said postgame. “A year ago we were not making the plays in the critical moments to win games. That was a big play to go win a football game and he did it and our team needed him and he came through.”

Brooks had secured a fourth-down catch to extend a drive that resulted in the game-winning touchdown. It was one of the most important plays in a game No. 8 Alabama outlasted No. 14 Missouri 27-24 on Saturday at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. The Crimson Tide (5-1, 3-0 SEC) has now won three con

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