Simpson, Williams shine as Tide rolls Wisconsin

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Ty Simpson threw for 382 yards and 4 touchdowns, including 2 to returning prima Ryan Williams, and No. 19 Alabama overpowered Wisconsin for the 2nd consecutive year, 38-14 connected Saturday.

Simpson completed 24 of 29 passes, with 2 of his misses being drops by Williams and freshman Lotzier Brooks. Williams finished with 5 receptions for 165 yards aft missing past week's crippled due to the fact that of a concussion.

Simpson, who was arsenic coagulated past week against Louisiana-Monroe, joined Mac Jones (2020) arsenic the lone quarterbacks successful schoolhouse past to implicit astatine slightest 80% of his passes and propulsion 3 TDs successful consecutive games.

The Byrant-Denny Stadium assemblage erupted arsenic Williams took a surface walk and went 75 yards connected the archetypal play of the 2nd half. It gave Williams his archetypal 100-yard crippled since facing Georgia past September.

Bray Hubbard's 2 interceptions led an Alabama (2-1) defence that held Wisconsin to 209 yards. The Crimson Tide notched 4 sacks.

Danny O'Neil, subbing for injured Wisconsin starter Billy Edwards Jr., completed 11 of 17 passes for 117 yards. His 41-yard TD walk to Jayden Ballard was 1 of the fewer highlights for the Badgers (2-1). Vinny Anthony II besides returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score.

The injury-riddled Badgers couldn't find a bushed connected either broadside of the shot and person dropped consecutive games to Alabama by a combined people of 80-24, portion the Tide person outscored their past 2 opponents by a combined people of 111-14 pursuing their season-opening loss to Florida State.

Alabama antiaircraft extremity LT Overton near the crippled successful the 3rd 4th with an undisclosed wounded and did not return. He walked to the locker country without assistance.

Wisconsin returns location to look Maryland adjacent Saturday successful the Big Ten opener for some teams.

Alabama gets the week disconnected earlier opening league play against No. 6 Georgia.