Overview
- Fans at Bryant–Denny booed Talty after a 28-yard miss during the 56-0 win over Eastern Illinois, leaving him 11-for-18 on field goals this season.
- Kalen DeBoer urged the fan base to have Talty’s back and said the kicker had a strong practice week.
- DeBoer added that Talty addressed his earlier outburst toward long snapper David Bird and made it right with teammates after the Oklahoma loss.
- Alabama gave other specialists opportunities in the game, with Peter Notaro and Reid Schuback seeing kicking duties following Talty’s miss.
- Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb underscored urgency for Auburn week, saying, “Iron Bowl is everything. Got to win,” while WR Germie Bernard called the booing “classless.”