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Alabama NFL roundup: Jameson Williams’ big game includes typical touchdown for Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff dialed up another long-distance connection with wide receiver Jameson Williams on Sunday, and it sent the former Alabama All-American to a career game.
Williamson had four receptions for 124 yards and one touchdown and a 2-yard game on a rushing attempt in the Lions’ 52-6 rout of the Jacksonville Jagaurs.
Williams caught a 64-yard touchdown pass from Goff as Detroit took a 35-6 lead with 12:55 left in the third quarter.
Williams became the third player in the NFL’s AFC/NFC era to have each of his first seven touchdown receptions cover at least 30 yards. Williams’ other TD receptions have covered 32, 37, 41, 45, 52 and 70 yards.
The two players who preceded Williams in achieving the feat were the New England Patriots’ Stanley Morgan in 1977-78 and Kansas City Chiefs’ J.J. Birden in 1990-92.
Williams posted the second 100-yard receiving game of his career. He had five receptions for 121 yards and one touchdown in a 26-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 8.
Williams was among the 42 former Alabama players who got on the field on the 11th Sunday of the NFL’s 105th season.
Five other former Alabama players were involved in the Jacksonville-Detroit game:
- Terrion Arnold started at cornerback for the Lions. Arnold made two tackles.
- Brian Branch started at safety for the Lions. Branch made seven tackles.
- Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 69 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries and had a 54-yard reception. Gibbs scored on a 1-yard run as Detroit took a 21-3 lead with 12:26 left in the first half. Gibbs surpassed 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the 2024 season during the game. With a 23-yard run in the second quarter, Gibbs became the first Lions player to have a rushing attempt that gained at least 15 yards in nine consecutive games since Barry Sanders in 1998.
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- Mac Jones started at quarterback for the Jaguars. Jones completed 17-of-29 passes for 138 yards with no touchdowns and one interception.
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- Jaguars running back Keilan Robinson is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
In the other Sunday games:
Green Bay Packers 20, Chicago Bears 19
- Josh Jacobs started at running back for the Packers. Jacobs ran for 76 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries and caught four passes for 58 yards. Jacobs scored the 50th rushing touchdown of his NFL career on a 7-yard run as Green Bay took a 14-13 lead with 6:34 left in the third quarter.
- Xavier McKinney started at safety for the Packers. McKinney shared the team lead with nine tackles.
Miami Dolphins 34, Las Vegas Raiders 19
- Dolphins guard Lester Cotton (Central-Tuscaloosa) did not record any stats.
- Dolphins defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand did not record any stats.
- Tua Tagovailoa started at quarterback for the Dolphins. Tagovailoa completed 28-of-36 passes for 288 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Tagovailoa threw touchdowns passes of 1 yard with 6:47 left in the first quarter and 57 yards with 3:19 left in the game to tight end Jonnu Smith and 8 yards to wide receiver Tyreek Hill with 4:13 remaining in the third quarter.
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- Jaylen Waddle started at wide receiver for the Dolphins. Waddle had two receptions for 37 yards.
Los Angeles Rams 28, New England Patriots 22
- Patriots wide receiver Javon Baker had kickoff returns of 46 and 16 yards.
- Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore made three tackles in his 2024 debut. Barmore was hospitalized in July because of blood clots, and he did not practice with his teammates this season until Thursday.
- Anfernee Jennings (Dadeville) started at outside linebacker for the Patriots. Jennings made two tackles and registered one quarterback hit.
New Orleans Saints 35, Cleveland Browns 14
- Browns cornerback Tony Brown is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Browns guard Javion Cohen (Central-Phenix City) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Browns running back Jerome Ford gained 10 yards on five rushing attempts and returned two kickoffs for 37 yards.
- Jerry Jeudy started at wide receiver for the Browns. Jeudy had six receptions for 142 yards and one touchdown. Jeudy posted the second-highest single-game receiving total in his career as he scored on an 89-yard pass from quarterback Jameis Winston with 1:52 left in the first quarter.
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- Browns tight end Cameron Latu is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry (Pinson Valley) started at right cornerback for Saints. McKinstry made three tackles as he returned from a two-game injury absence.
- Dalvin Tomlinson started at defensive tackle for the Browns. Tomlinson made two tackles.
- Browns offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. was designated as a game-day inactive.
Indianapolis Colts 28, New York Jets 27
- Colts defensive end Raekwon Davis made two tackles.
- Colts safety Ronnie Harrison did not record any stats.
- Colts center Ryan Kelly is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley (Theodore) was designated as a game-day inactive. A neck injury sidelined Mosley for the fourth game in a row.
- Quinnen Williams (Wenonah) started at defensive tackle for the Jets. Williams made a season-high seven tackles, recorded one sack, had two tackles for loss and registered three quarterback hits.
Pittsburgh Steelers 18, Baltimore Ravens 16
- Ravens cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis (St. Paul’s Episcopal) did not record any stats.
- Ravens guard Darrian Dalcourt is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Minkah Fitzpatrick started at free safety for the Steelers. Fitzpatrick made seven tackles.
- Najee Harris started at running back for the Steelers. Harris ran for 63 yards on 18 carries and caught four passes for 30 yards.
- Derrick Henry started at running back for the Ravens. Henry ran for 65 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries. Henry scored on a 1-yard run as Baltimore took a 7-6 lead with 1:16 left in the first half. Henry became the fourth player in the NFL’s Super Bowl era to score a touchdown in each of his first 11 games in a season, joining O.J. Simpson in 1975, Jerry Rice in 1987 and John Riggins in 1983 in achieving that feat. Henry also lost a fumble on the second snap of the game.
- Marlon Humphrey (Hoover) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Humphrey made three tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and intercepted one pass. Humphrey picked off Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson in the end zone with the Steelers leading 15-10 with 9:23 to play.
- Ravens safety Eddie Jackson was designated as a game-day inactive. Baltimore said Jackson’s absence was not injury-related.
Minnesota Vikings 23, Tennessee Titans 13
- J.C. Latham started at left offensive tackle for the Titans.
- Calvin Ridley started at wide receiver for the Titans. Ridley had four receptions for 58 yards.
- Cam Robinson started at left offensive tackle for the Vikings.
- Vikings kicker Will Reichard (Hoover) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Vikings outside linebacker Dallas Turner did not record any stats.
Denver Broncos 38, Atlanta Falcons 6
- Falcons inside linebacker Rashaan Evans (Auburn High) did not record any stats.
- Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
- Falcons running back Jase McClellan ran for 15 yards on eight carries.
- Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders is on the physically-unable-to-perform list and not eligible to play.
- Patrick Surtain II started at left cornerback for the Broncos. Surtain made one tackle and broke up one pass.
- Broncos cornerback Levi Wallace made one tackle.
Seattle Seahawks 20, San Francisco 49ers 17
- Seahawks cornerback Josh Jobe made one tackle.
- Jarran Reed started at defensive end for the Seahawks. Reed made one tackle and registered one quarterback hit.
Buffalo Bills 30, Kansas City Chiefs 21
- Amari Cooper started at wide receiver for the Bills. Cooper returned from a two-game absence because of a wrist injury to catch two passes for 55 yards.
- Bills safety Kareem Jackson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Bills wide receiver Tyrell Shavers in on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Chiefs tight end Irv Smith Jr. is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
Los Angeles Chargers 34, Cincinnati Bengals 27
- Bengals safety Jordan Battle made two tackles.
- Bradley Bozeman (Handley) started at center for the Chargers.
- Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton had an 8-yard reception and a 36-yard kickoff return.
- Chargers defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe did not record any stats.
- Chargers offensive lineman Alex Leatherwood is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
- Chargers punter JK Scott averaged 46.7 yards on six punts, with a 41.0-yard net. Scott had a 53-yard punt returned 7 yards to the Cincinnati 36-yard line, a 58-yarder returned 17 yards to the Cincinnati 26, a 32-yarder out of bounds at the 50, a 39-yarder for a fair catch at the Cincinnati 14, a 55-yarder returned 10 yards to the Cincinnati 21 and a 43-yarder for a fair catch at the Cincinnati 16.
Week 11 started on Thursday night, when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders 26-18.
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Week 11 concludes on Monday, when the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys square off at 7:15 p.m. CDT at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. ABC and ESPN will televise the game.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) – Pauline Love, the new head coach of the Alabama women’s basketball team, says her late college coach, Joye Lee-McNelis, is the reason she got into coaching.
Love played for Lee-McNelis at Southern Miss, describing her as a second mother. Lee-McNelis passed away last summer after a long battle with breast cancer.
A relationship that changed her path
Love said she once told Lee-McNelis she would never go into coaching, a conversation the two laughed about often.
“I used to tell her all the time, I would never do this. I would never put up with somebody like me or I would never work for somebody like her. I was like coach, you’re crazy. We used to laugh about it all the time and she was like you’ll see one day, you’ll see,” Love said.
Love had planned to work in the tech industry. Instead, she has spent 15 years in coaching.
“She pretty much paved the way for me. There’s no way I’d be sitting here if it wasn’t for her,” Love said.
High expectations at Alabama
Love returns to Tuscaloosa after previously serving as an assistant at Alabama. She was introduced as head coach in April, and was brought to tears when she mentioned Lee-McNelis during that introduction.
Her goals for the program are clear.
“I’m going to have a passion about it. I want to bring a Final Four to the University of Alabama and make Tuscaloosa proud,” Love said.
This year’s roster includes Spring Garden’s Ace Austin, back for her sophomore season.
Love said she wants her players to know that difficult times are part of the process.
“I can say for them, I’ve been there. I’ve done it. Just learn how to figure out and fight through hard things. You gotta do something hard and fight through it and I promise you it’s rewarding at the end of it,” Love said.
Love said she also wants to be a source of support for her players off the court, the same way Lee-McNelis was for her.
“I know we always get caught up in the money part of it, but I got a group of girls that doesn’t care about that. They want to care about making the fans happy and giving them something good to watch,” Love said.
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Alabama football fans are invited to a preseason pep rally Aug. 4 at the Tuscaloosa River Market.
The pep rally is part of the annual fall kickoff event hosted by the Tuscaloosa County chapter of the University of Alabama National Alumni Association.
The family friendly event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the River Market, 1900 Jack Warner Parkway. Tickets, which include a barbecue dinner, cost $30 for adults and $15 for children ages 8 to 12. Children 7 years old and younger will be admitted for free.
The pep rally will feature live entertainment, a silent auction and a range of family-friendly activities. There will also be a cash bar with wine and beer.
Tickets can be purchased on the chapter’s website, tuscaloosacountyuaalumni.com. Membership in the local alumni chapter is not required for attendance.
University of Alabama President Peter Mohler and UA baseball coach Rob Vaughn will be part of the festivities.
Mohler began his duties as UA president on July 21, 2025.
Before being named UA president, Mohler spent nearly 15 years at Ohio State University, where he held senior leadership roles overseeing research, innovation and economic development. He also served as OSU’s acting president, providing leadership during a pivotal period for one of the nation’s largest public universities.
Mohler earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Wake Forest University and a PhD in cell and molecular physiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Duke University Medical Center before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Vaughn has been UA’s head baseball coach for three years, leading the Crimson Tide to the College Baseball World Series in 2026.
The Humble, Texas, native served as head baseball coach at Maryland for five seasons before coming to Tuscaloosa.
Vaughn played collegiate baseball at Kansas State, where his position was catcher.
Alabama begins the 2026 football season on Sept. 5 with a home game against the East Carolina Pirates. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Other Alabama home games include Florida State on Sept. 19, South Carolina on Sept. 26, Georgia on Oct. 10, Texas A&M on Oct. 24, Chattanooga on Nov. 21 and Auburn on Nov. 28.
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