McCarron, No. 1 Alabama blast Tennessee 44-13

By Steve Megargee

Associated Press

Published: Saturday, Oct. 20 2012 8:20 p.m. MDT

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Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon (4) avoids a tackle by Tennessee defensive back Byron Moore (3) during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Wade Payne, Associated Press

Summary

Amari Cooper caught two of A.J. McCarron's four touchdown passes Saturday as No. 1 Alabama defeated Tennessee 44-13 for its sixth consecutive victory over the Volunteers.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Amari Cooper caught two of A.J. McCarron's four touchdown passes Saturday as No. 1 Alabama defeated Tennessee 44-13 for its sixth consecutive victory over the Volunteers.

Cooper finished with seven receptions for 162 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown in the first quarter and a 42-yard score in the third. Cooper also had a 30-yard touchdown nullified by a penalty.

McCarron went 17-of-22 for a career-high 306 yards for Alabama (7-0, 4-0). T.J. Yeldon rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns.

Tennessee (3-4, 0-4) has lost 11 of its last 12 SEC games and is 0-14 against the Top 25 since Derek Dooley took over the program in 2010.

Dooley returned to the sideline Saturday on crutches, less than two weeks after undergoing surgery on a fractured right hip. He had coached from the press box last week in a 41-31 loss at Mississippi State.

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