No. 7 Alabama overcomes botched recovery of an onside kick to beat South Carolina 27-25

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- , Alabama was pushed to the brink of a second straight Southeastern Conference upset loss . This time the Crimson Tide survived, if only barely. No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 2-1) botched the recovery of an onside kick to give South Carolina one last chance, but Domani Jackson intercepted LaNorris Sellers as time expired and the Tide escaped with a 27-25 win. It was Alabama's third straight game that went down to the very end, having beaten then-No. 2 Georgia 41-34 a week before losing 40-35 to Vanderbilt. “Another game down to the wire,” Tide coach Kalen DeBoer said. “We’re kind of getting accustomed to those. There’s some things that we can do to make sure it doesn’t get to that point. But we always talk about finding a way to win.