The game-winning score came on a 4-yard play-action pass from McElroy to senior running back Roy Upchurch. Then freshman sensation, Richardson touched the ball on the three prior plays for the Tide, one on screen and two rushes out of the backfield.
In a now-annual series from ESPN called Position-U, the "World-Wide Leader" named the Alabama Crimson Tide as the top school for running backs and offensive linemen based on college-to-NFL success.