When fans saw that Alabama would be playing South Florida in Week 3, most assumed it would be among their easiest wins of the year. But through one quarter of play, that’s been far from the case.
Alabama were held scoreless in the first quarter and found themselves trailing 3-0 heading into the second. It’s rare enough that Alabama fails to score in the first quarter against any team, let alone a team from the Group of Five like USF.
The biggest culprits have been the Alabama special teams unit and newly-minted starter Tyler Buchner. The special teams botched a punt that gave USF great field position for their lead-taking field goal, while Buchner has struggled mightily in his first start for the Crimson Tide.
As a result, it should be no big shock that Alabama fans are downright shellshocked. Many are demanding a quarterback change while others are shocked that the team is in the state that it’s in with the quarterback position:
I really can’t believe our situation at QB
— SPG (@SPG9814) September 16, 2023
Get Tyler Buchner off my football team
— Crimson Kool-Aid 🐘 (@CardsFanNate) September 16, 2023
— Shaun Mcdonald (@shaun_mcd37) September 16, 2023
Alabama should be able to put USF away in the second quarter or the second half. But their slow start will likely result in them falling in the rankings regarding of the end result.
The game is being played on ABC. It is currently in weather delay.