SEC Championship Game: 5 bold predictions
By John Buhler
4. ArDarius Stewart will have a 50+ yard touchdown vs. Florida.
The signature play from Alabama’s win over the Gators in the 2016 SEC Championship will be a 50+ yard touchdown from Crimson Tide wide receiver ArDarius Stewart. Along with Hurts, Stewart has the been the most dynamic playmaker in the Alabama offense this season.
Crimson Tide offensive weapons like Howard, Scarbrough, and wide receiver Calvin Ridley came into 2016 with more hype than Stewart. However, it will be Stewart’s versatility and agility that will create the necessary distance to beat Florida in Atlanta on Saturday.
It could be a well-designed jet sweep by Kiffin that wrecks the Florida seven. That seems like the play that Stewart could take it to the house on a first and 10 from the Alabama 25-yard line. However, Hurts can throw either a perfectly timed screen pass or hit Stewart magnificently on a slant that near the seam of Florida’s Cover 2 coverage.
This paydirt by Stewart will be one of those scores that the viewer at home and in the stadium will know he’s gone by the time he takes his third step with the ball in his hands. It’s the type of explosive play that makes this Alabama offense one of college football’s most dangerous and why it’s good to be Kiffin this holiday season.