Especially for QB Blake Sims. The senior quarterback completed 15 of 17 passes for 160 yards with a 58-yard TD pass to DeAndrew White.
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Sims completed 10 of his throws to Amari Cooper. The 10th one gave him the SEC single-season record for receptions in a season with 113. Vanderbilt’s Jordan Matthews — now with the Philadelphia Eagles — held the record and was one of the first to congratulate Cooper.
Alabama led 21-3 at the half, moving within 30 minutes of locking up a spot in the first College Football Playoff.
