Mark Ingram implores Alabama to 'clean it up' after USF game

Alabama Keys to a Win Over Wisconsin

It wasn’t easy, but Alabama started the Kalen DeBoer Era with a 2-0 record after a victory over USF. The Crimson Tide struggled with penalties and turnovers before catching fire in the fourth quarter, and FOX analyst Mark Ingram said they need to “clean it up.”

In total, Alabama had 13 penalties for 120 yards in the 42-16 win over USF. The Crimson Tide also had three turnovers, including a fumble that set up a Bulls touchdown drive, before ending the game with four straight touchdown drives.

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Ingram said the penalties, along with three turnovers, can’t happen again. Considering the matchup with Wisconsin on Saturday, he said it won’t get easier for DeBoer’s group going forward.

“Clean it up,” Ingram said on a pre-recorded halftime show during Arizona vs. Kansas State. “They’ve got to clean it up, man. Thirteen penalties for 120 yards, took three touchdowns off the board. Before you learn how to win, you must learn what keeps you from getting beat.

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“And turning the ball over, having penalties will get you beat – especially in this rugged schedule that they have. So they had three turnovers lost. Talked to Coach DeBoer this week and that’s been the point of emphasis all week long. Take care of the football on offense and turn the ball over on defense. That will be a challenge for Alabama tomorrow.”

Both running games were on full display in Week 2. Jam Miller led the way for Alabama with 140 yards and a touchdown while Justice Haynes also ran one in to go with 46 yards. Jalen Milroe also threw for two touchdowns while also totaling 194 passing yards. However, three different players – Miller, Milroe and Kendrick Law – lost fumbles in the effort.

After the game, DeBoer said ball security is a point of emphasis during weekly prep. He said that will continue to be the case.

“Every day, there’s something, but Tuesdays are a big-time priority,” DeBoer said. “We start to week off with that. There’s other things. We talk about the ball is the program and how important it is taking care of it and also getting it. And so really, we won’t have to raise the level of how much we stress it because we stress it significantly. And so it’s guys just learning that when you make a big play, there’s people behind you, they’re chasing you. They’re coming from all angles, and we gotta do a better job being conscious of that.

“Guy’s got out of their game a little bit and got a little loose with it. So we’ll watch it on film. I don’t know exactly how the fumbles were created, but a lot of the things we talk about, I think, are what happened.”