TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- Taywan Taylor hauled in 121 yards receiving on nine receptions Saturday, but Western Kentucky fell to No. 1 Alabama 38-10.
Freshman Jalen Hurts passed for 287 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start. Hurts likely nailed down the quarterback job with a 23-of-36 passing performance. The Crimson Tide (2-0) started slow and then piled it on with big plays from the defense and receivers Calvin Ridley and ArDarius Stewart.
Hurts is the first true freshman quarterback to start at Alabama since Vince Sutton started four games in 1984. He also had two likely touchdowns dropped.