No. 7 Alabama scores 35 in 2nd quarter, buries No. 21 Texas A&M

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama looked every bit the part of a national title contender, with a point-a-minute attack and a defense that planted a goose egg on one of the nation's most prolific offenses. Blake Sims passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns, and he scored on a 43-yard run while leading the seventh-ranked Crimson Tide to 35 second-quarter points and a 59-0 pummeling of No. 21 Texas A&M on Saturday. The Tide (6-1, 3-1 SEC) shut down the nation's No. 4 offense and dominated a game that had produced two straight thrillers. "I think this is as close as we can get to the Alabama football that we want to try to get from our players in terms of effort, toughness, emotional excitement and execution that we got throughout the game," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. Led by Sims, T.J. Yeldon and Amari Cooper , Alabama outgained the Aggies 602-172.