Ty Simpson completed 24 of 29 passes and established career bests of 382 yards and four touchdowns to help No. 19 Alabama roll to an easy 38-14 victory over Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Ryan Williams returned from a one-game absence due to a concussion to make five catches for 165 yards and two touchdowns for the Crimson Tide (2-1). Germie Bernard also scored two touchdowns – one receiving, one rushing – as Alabama rolled to its second straight victory.
Bray Hubbard had two interceptions for the Crimson Tide, Isaiah Horton had a scoring reception and Alabama outgained the Badgers in yards 454-209.
Vinny Anthony II returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown for Wisconsin (2-1). Danny O’Neill again started in place of injured Billy Edwards Jr. (knee) and completed 11 of 17 passes for 117 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.
Jayden Ballard caught a 41-yard touchdown pass for the Badgers.
Simpson has completed 41 of 46 passes over the past two games. He completed his first pass of the game to run his completion streak to 18, one shy of the school mark set by Mac Jones in 2020. Simpson’s second pass was incomplete.
Simpson was 13 of 14 for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the first half as the Crimson Tide held a 21-0 lead.
The first score came on fourth-and-1 from the Wisconsin 2-yard line when Bernard lined up in the backfield. He took a handoff from Simpson and headed around left end and dove inside the pylon for the touchdown with 2:24 left in the first quarter.
Bernard also scored Alabama’s next touchdown on a 43-yard catch and run from Simpson. Bernard made the reception at the Wisconsin 24 and peddled his way into the end zone with 12:05 left in the second quarter.
The Crimson Tide’s third first-half score capped an eight-play, 98-yard drive. Simpson hit Horton from 13 yards out to culminate it with 45 seconds left before halftime.
Alabama’s offense continued to roll in the second half. On the first play, the Crimson Tide ran a double-reverse pass in which Williams eventually caught Simpson’s toss 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage and turned it into a 75-yard touchdown play to make it 28-0.
The Badgers got on the board on the ensuing kickoff as Anthony caught the ball at the 5 and was in the clear just prior to midfield en route to the touchdown.
Williams then made it 35-7 when he caught Simpson’s pass at the Wisconsin 21 and raced into the end zone with 11:02 left in the third quarter.
Williams could have had a third touchdown but dropped a pass in the end zone with 13:59 left in the game. Conor Talty entered to boot a 33-yard field goal.
O’Neill’s 41-yard scoring pass to Ballard occurred with 5:29 remaining.
–Field Level Media
