{"id":173810,"date":"2022-12-31T22:36:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T22:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bryce-young-goes-out-with-a-bang-as-alabama-cruises-past-kansas-state-45-20-in-sugar-bowl\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T22:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T22:36:04","slug":"bryce-young-goes-out-with-a-bang-as-alabama-cruises-past-kansas-state-45-20-in-sugar-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bryce-young-goes-out-with-a-bang-as-alabama-cruises-past-kansas-state-45-20-in-sugar-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryce Young goes out with a bang as Alabama cruises past Kansas State 45-20 in Sugar Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If this was Bryce Young’s final college game, he went out with a bang.<\/p>\n

After a slow start, Young and Alabama exploded for 35 unanswered points en route to a decisive 45-20 victory over Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl.<\/p>\n

K-State, the Big 12 champions, jumped out to a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter thanks in part to an 88-yard touchdown run by Deuce Vaughn. If it looked like the Crimson Tide was on the ropes, that feeling didn’t last long.<\/p>\n

Alabama responded with back-to-back touchdown drives and then stopped Kansas State on the goal line just before halftime. Kansas State marched 73 yards on an 18-play drive that took more than 10 minutes off the clock before stalling at the 2-yard line.<\/p>\n

Alabama then scored again in a flash, going 98 yards in under a minute to take a 21-10 lead into halftime.<\/p>\n

The second half was more of the same. Young continued to torch the Wildcats defense, connecting on touchdown passes of 32, 17 and 47 yards in the third quarter alone.<\/p>\n

The 32-yarder to Ja’Corey Brooks was vintage Young \u2014 a perfectly placed ball in the corner of the end zone.<\/p>\n

When the third quarter came to a close, Alabama’s lead had grown from 21-10 at halftime to 42-13. It was an avalanche that Kansas State just could not stop.<\/p>\n

By the time the dust settled, Young had completed 15-of-21 throws for 321 yards and five touchdowns in a commanding victory for the Crimson Tide. The defense, meanwhile, kept Kansas State out of the end zone until late in the fourth quarter when the game was out of reach.<\/p>\n

Vaughn finished with 133 yards rushing on the day. Aside from the 88-yard touchdown, he could muster only 45 yards on his other 21 carries.<\/p>\n

Kansas State QB Will Howard struggled mightily, completing 18-of-35 throws for 210 yards with two costly interceptions. He also missed an open Ben Sinnott on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line with just over a minute remaining in the first half.<\/p>\n

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