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Tide's Young, Reichard Snag SEC Player Of The Week Honors
Two Crimson Tide football stars received conference awards on Tuesday following a blowout neutral site win over No. 14 Miami.
TUSCALOOSA, AL — Coming off stellar performances in the Crimson Tide's 44-13 win over No. 14 Miami Saturday, quarterback Bryce Young and kicker Will Reichard were named SEC Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively.
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Young, a sophomore from California, made his first career start for No. Alabama, going 27-of-38 for 344 yards and four touchdowns — breaking the previous record for most touchdowns thrown by an Alabama quarterback in their debut, at 3. Young's 94-yard touchdown strike also tied for the second-longest touchdown pass in school history.
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Reichard, a junior from Hoover, went 5-for-5 on extra point attempts, in addition to 3-for-3 from field goal range. This included hitting from 38, 51 and 40 yards out.
No. 1 Alabama (1-0) is set to host Mercer (1-0) this weekend in Tuscaloosa.
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