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The Crimson Tide sophomore made one of the best plays of the season during Alabama's 37-20 win over Tennessee.
After Alabama's dominating 37-20 victory over Tennessee, Crimson Tide defensive back Zabian Brown discussed his game-changing 99-yard interception return for a touchdown with the media.
Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half and No. 6 Alabama rolled to a 37-20 victory over No. 11 Tennessee in the rivalry known as the “Third Saturday in October.
Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel shared that his team made the decision to go with a play-action pass to end the first half after Alabama called a timeout.
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The Alabama defensive back picked off a Joey Aguilar pass with 8 second left in the second half and returned it 99 yards for a 23-7 halftime lead in Tuscaloosa. The Vols had second and 1 from the 1 and no timeouts when Brown jumped a route and grabbed the momentum from Tennessee.
Zabien Brown had other plans. The Alabama defensive back completely turned the momentum, intercepting a pass from Vols QB Joey Aguilar and taking it the distance right before the end of the first half. Just like that, Alabama leads Tennessee 23-7.
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