Overview
- Conor Talty hit the upright on a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter against Eastern Illinois and was booed by Alabama fans.
- Freshman Peter Notaro took a late-second-quarter extra point and converted to push the lead to 28-0.
- Talty’s season mark moved to 11-for-18 on field goals, including 2-for-4 from 20–29 yards, though he continued handling kickoffs.
- DeBoer previously said tensions from last week’s Oklahoma miss and Talty’s exchange with long-snapper David Bird were resolved quickly in the locker room.
- Notaro, a preferred walk-on rated highly by Kohl’s Kicking who handled extra points in a September blowout, had battled Talty for the job in preseason.