TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The No. 10 Alabama football program did exactly what they were supposed to on Saturday as they dominated the Mercer Bears from bell to bell, winning 52-7 in the penultimate home game of the season.
Buy games on SEC schedules against FCS opponents serve as opportunities to get deep into the bench and see unfamiliar faces as backups try to leave strong impresssions for next season.
The Alabama backup quarterbacks inherited the game already leading 38-7 with almost nine minutes remaining the third quarter. The quartet of Ty Simpson, Dylan Lonergan, Austin Mack and Cade Carruth successfully drained the rest of the clock without dramatics, protecting the football and even scoring two more times to send the Crimson Tide faithful home happy…