In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 175 Mr. Key
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, after showing signs of running the ball toward the shallow end, Ethan bombed directly toward the deep end.

The football flew past the tight end defense and hit wide receiver Michael Vaughn like a cannonball.

Michael now came to a position only five yards away from the end zone. At this time, he had begun to judge the landing point of the football and opened his hand.

Next to Michael, the two defensive players who were double-teaming also raised their hands to block, hoping to directly destroy the pass.

The three people huddled together, charging forward and extending their hands at the same time. The ball initially hit the safety guard's hand on the right side of Michael, and there was even a slight rebound. Michael Vaughn reached out and hooked back with one hand. Hooked the football back.

He could hardly control his body, but at the moment when his body was about to fall, he used his helmet as a tool and pressed the football on the lower edge of the helmet with his right hand to barely control the football. At the same time, his whole body began to fall forward... ...I have to say that this catch is quite similar to Ethan's pass just now after he lost control of his body.

In the end, Michael Vaughan fell on the sideline of the penalty area, and the referee once again stopped the game.

On the big screen in the stadium, a slow-motion replay of Michael Vaughn's fall to the ground began to play continuously. At the moment of falling to the ground, Michael Vaughan successfully held the football in his arms, fell sideways and slid forward due to inertia. Two steps, it was these two steps that allowed his upper body to penetrate into the formation...

When several referees gathered to discuss the decision, the Crimson Tide players also gathered together.

"I think this is a touchdown. Michael Vaughn's upper body has already entered the zone, and he kept the football in his hands stable at the last moment." Sean Alexander, standing next to Ethan, said at this time.

Through the replay on the big screen, it can be clearly seen that in the end the entire rugby ball was within the range of the zone.

"Of course that's true, but it remains to be discussed whether Michael Vaughn completely controlled the ball at the moment he fell to the ground and slid to the ground. You see, his hands were obviously loose at the moment he fell to the ground. According to the rules set by the NCAA , if the football is not completely controlled before falling to the ground, the catch cannot be judged as successful." Tight end Rod Rutledge looked up at the big screen, and he didn't think it was a touchdown.

Ethan put his hands on his hips. He did not know the specific details of the rules as much as these players did. In fact, the three levels of competition, including high school football, college football, and NFL, had certain differences in the details of the rules.

"But anyway, this ball was passed very beautifully! If you ask me, Freddy would never have been able to pass such a good ball. He was too obedient to the arrangements of the offensive coordinator and head coach, like a puppet on strings. As for not making on-the-spot changes." The tight end then whispered, but he affirmed Ethan.

At least here, Ethan's personal abilities are much stronger than Freddy's.

"But we cannot deny the benefits of strictly executing tactics." Sean Alexander put forward another perspective.

Just when the discussion between the two began to shift to the topic of "whether the quarterback should fully obey the offensive coordinator's arrangements," the referee who could see this game came back.

"The catch is completed, the touchdown is valid! The Crimson Tide team scored 6 points." In the camera, the referee pointed his finger at the Crimson Tide team.

"I'm just saying..." Ethan heard Michael's relieved voice not far away.

This shot can be said to be extremely thrilling. If Michael had not moved a finger before falling to the ground, the final result might have been different.

Michael high-fived his teammates one by one.

"This ball was passed very well." Michael couldn't help but give a thumbs up after high-fiving Ethan.

"You caught the ball pretty well." Ethan nodded.

The kicker then came on the court and sealed the throat with a sword, once again scoring a point for the Crimson Tide.

"Eight seconds! At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Crimson Tide gave their opponents a blow! Ethan quickly completed the long pass. The Crimson Tide currently leads the opponent 24 to 10! The goddess of victory waves to the Crimson Tide again!"

The words of the on-site commentator made the whole audience boil again.

Standing on the edge of the field, head coach Eugene Strings and offensive coordinator Woody looked at each other again.

"I have to admit that Ethan not only has his own ideas, but also will help the team score more points." Head coach Eugene said with a smile at this time.

According to his previous thoughts, if he chose a free kick at the end of the third quarter, the Crimson Tide would get three points, but in Eason's plan, the Crimson Tide got four more points, and these four points can be said to crush the opponent. The last straw, this game is considered a sure win.

"Ethan is different from other players. He is a real clutch player," offensive coordinator Woody said.

Some players will deform their movements and make frequent mistakes under great pressure, but some players can still remain calm under great pressure, and even the more critical the moment, the more they can remain calm.

Ethan O'Connor is undoubtedly the latter.

In the band stand, a group of members of the Scarlet Dance Troupe began to cheer, and the band in the stand behind them immediately began to play the melody of victory.

"I think we can still see Ethan start in the next game." Jenny looked hopeful.

"And the next game will be played at the school's Bryant Stadium. Do you know what this means?" Jenny looked at captain and friend McKenna Allen.

"This means we don't need to take the bus back after the game, and we don't need to gather as soon as possible." Jenny's eyes were bright.

In other words, Jenny can leave after the game. Judging from her tone, there is a high probability that she will take the initiative to find Ethan.

"Then I can only wish you good luck." McKenna laughed. She felt embarrassed just now, but now Jenny changed her mind.

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The two middle-aged women in the box couldn't help but hug each other, and even made some more intimate gestures. Ethan was now in Alabama, and the time they spent together was less than before. Lisa occasionally asked Susan to come over and join her. Playing with some toys for fun, the two of them opened a new door.

The game was not completely over at this time, and Ethan was not completely relaxed either. In the following minutes, he once again completed a touchdown run, completely killing the game.

On the other hand, the Golden Eagles had more or less given up on the game by this time, and their slackness at the last moment allowed the Crimson Tide defensive linebacker Dwayne Rudd to complete an interception return and score another touchdown.

"Compared to the last game, the Crimson Tide returned to a very good state on both offense and defense in this game! Especially freshman Ethan O'Connor, who continues to bring surprises! In this game's very limited Got a passing touchdown and a running touchdown in the playing time..." the host said, although the game was not completely over yet, he had already begun to summarize the game.

Everyone knew the Crimson Tide won.

On the bench, Ethan also high-fived all the players one by one.

With the last 4 minutes of the game left, Ethan led the offensive team to "return". When Ethan stepped onto the court at this time, the audience congratulated Ethan with applause.

As for the Golden Eagles' defensive team members, the expressions they looked at Ethan became more and more vicious.

They had just been loudly lectured by the head coach. It can be said that after Ethan came on as a substitute, the defensive team ushered in a collapse.

It's all because of this freshman.

Several members of the Golden Eagles defensive staff glanced at each other on the kickoff, seemingly hatching some sort of plan...

As the game resumed, Ethan received a pass from the center. When he looked up, he saw multiple defensive players outflanking him. At the same time, the defensive team showed multiple gaps. Ethan passed the ball slowly. To the tight end, he found that the opponent was rushing straight towards him.

The moment the football was released, several Golden Eagles defensive players immediately swung their legs, seemingly to rush into the quarterback and block the pass, but in fact... they were basically aimed at Ethan.

Ethan's reaction was also very fast. He immediately chose to avoid and made moves to protect himself. If he was like an iron tree with roots before, now he is "Lin Daiyu in the restricted area". He fell down with a bang, and his expression looked very painful.

The referee standing on the sideline immediately threw the yellow flag in, and the sharp whistle blew the game to an emergency stop.

The players on the field immediately surrounded the opponent who made the rough foul, and the entire audience was in an uproar. At this time, they began to yell!
As for Ethan, he was lying on the ground, holding his right calf, frowning, looking like he was seriously injured.

Although he was indeed kicked, the injury was not as exaggerated as he showed.

Ethan knows one thing very well - a child who cries gets milk.

If you don't show pain at this time and let the opponent be punished, I'm afraid there will be more and more such fouls in the future games. He is not only to let the three people just remember it, but also to let some people take care of it in the future. .

But Ethan's "performance" was effective again.

Don't forget, this is Alabama's home court.The referee immediately sent off the person who mainly fouled Ethan. It is estimated that he will be suspended after the game...

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Although there were some disharmonious scenes before the end of the game, this did not affect the Crimson Tide's victory again. When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the final score was locked at 38-10.After the players returned to the locker room, "Dixie's Joy" rang out again and some young fans quickly left the field, seemingly to attack the Golden Eagles' bus...

On the way back to Tuscaloosa, head coach Eugene once again looked at the statistics compiled in his hands, but before officially reading them to everyone, he first looked at Ethan, who was sitting in the last row.

At this time, Ethan was lying in a lying position in the last row. There were two medical staff from the team beside him. The two of them took good care of Ethan. At this time, Ethan still had an ice pack on his leg. .

Although Ethan said he was fine as soon as he returned to the locker room, under the order of head coach Eugene, several team doctors who accompanied the team immediately gave Ethan simple treatment.

"Ethan, what do you think?" At this time, head coach Eugene asked again.

"I'm fine, very fine." Ethan nodded.

Although he once again received a positive reply from Ethan, Eugene was still a little worried. His eyes when looking at Ethan were full of nervousness. If at the beginning, he only regarded Ethan as a talented player. If so, at this time, he completely regarded Ethan as a treasure, fearing that something would go wrong with Ethan.

"For the sake of safety, after returning to Tuscaloosa, you have to go to the infirmary for a comprehensive examination." Eugene still said.

After receiving a positive reply from Ethan, Coach Eugene focused on the data gathered in his hands.

"Freddie Kitchens completed 23 of 15 passes in this game, throwing for 180 yards and two passing touchdowns."

"Sean Alexander rushed for 20 yards on 93 carries. One touchdown run."

"Michael Vaughn had 6 catches for 103 yards and a touchdown."

"Purely speaking from statistics, except for Sean Alexander, everyone's condition has indeed improved."

"Coach, what are Ethan's statistics?" Someone asked at this time.

"As for Ethan..." Coach Eugene lowered his head.

"12 completions on 10 passes... 110 passing yards, a direct touchdown pass and 37 yards of quarterback running, Ethan O'Connor is a typical dual-threat quarterback." Eugene He said as he came up.

"For a freshman who only played one quarter, this data is actually very good." Woody, who was sitting in front of Ethan, turned around and said at this time.

However, because the sample is too small, the data is not very convincing.

Jim Fuller, the offensive line coach sitting in the front row, had to take out his wallet at this time and put a fifty-dollar bill into the hand of Danny Pillman next to him. The two special coaches had made a bet before and looked at Ethan. When will the first touchdown come? Danny Pillman feels that Ethan can score a touchdown in the first game.Apparently he won the bet.

"I said, Ethan O'Connor is not an ordinary player." Danny Pillman said with a smile at this time.

After having some contact with Ethan, he now maintains absolute confidence in this young man.

And his trust also earned him a reward of $50.

"In addition, there is a special data..." Eugene, who was standing in the bus corridor, continued.

He deliberately left this statistic for last.

At this time, everyone couldn't help but prick up their ears and listen.

"Ethan maintained a % winning rate in all direct physical confrontations with defensive players! Including three times with the opponent's defensive end, two times with the opponent's linebacker..."

"Shit!" a defensive player couldn't help but exclaim.

If the previous data can reveal Ethan's potential, then the physical confrontation data is enough to show Ethan's biggest feature - extremely strong physical fitness.

One-on-one, Ethan can take advantage of him, and one-on-many, Ethan can use detours. This feature alone can completely change the existing tactical pattern.

"A quarterback who can never be knocked down...this is so interesting." Eugene shook his head and laughed.

"Some tactics tailored for Ethan can immediately appear in my mind!" Offensive coordinator Woody also whispered at this time.

Ethan's strong body gives him a lot of leeway at the tactical level, and he can arrange the offensive combination in the frontcourt with ease.

At the end of the game, no one asked the question "When will Ethan become the starting quarterback?" The answer has become obvious, starting from this moment.

Even Freddy couldn't argue with that.

While still some distance away from Tuscaloosa, the head coach of Eugene received a phone call, and then turned to everyone and said: "The police over there in Birmingham are going to be busy tonight, some radical Fans directly surrounded the bus of the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles leaving, and someone smashed the glass. As for the players who physically assaulted Ethan, they were still blocked in the locker room at this time..."

Obviously this is some radical fans using this method to protest against the unreasonable treatment suffered by Ethan.

Thinking about it this way, the Crimson Tide's home court is indeed scary enough, and it's not like things that have resulted in human lives have never happened before.

At this time, Ethan continued to ask about the results of several competitors.

The super battle between the University of Tennessee and UCLA has entered the fourth quarter. The Tennessee Volunteers led by Peyton Manning currently lead 35-20 at home.

UCLA, which Ethan was almost going to, might lose in the far central region.

The University of Florida once again completed a major victory, defeating Georgia Southern University 62-14.

As for Alabama's rival Auburn University, the game has just reached halftime, and the current score is 38-0. Auburn University's current opponent, California State University, Fresno, has not scored a point.

In the last game, Auburn scored 29-0 and kept a clean sheet. Is it going to be a clean sheet this time?
Inside the bus, all the Crimson Tide players looked a little hairy.

According to this momentum, Auburn is close to scoring 100 points in two games. If the Crimson Tide players felt a little lucky because of the victory in the two games and Eason's hot momentum, they can't laugh now.

The "Iron Bowl" between Auburn University and the University of Alabama has always been a heavy pressure on the players. If either team loses, they will probably suffer infamy this year.

"Who will the Crimson Tide play next?" Ethan asked.

"It's Vanderbilt University," Eugene responded.

After playing two out-of-conference games, the Crimson Tide will officially begin their campaign in the SEC Southeastern Conference.

The Crimson Tide's first opponent in the Southeastern Conference is the academically renowned Vanderbilt University, a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee.Ranked around thirty in the country.It is known as a member of the "Magnolia League," a nickname for the Ivy League schools in New England.

Although Vanderbilt may blow Alabama away from the academic level.

But in football, Vanderbilt's Commodores are the Crimson Tide's old rbq.

Since the first meeting between the two teams in 1903, Alabama's team with the largest winning margin has come from Vanderbilt University.

When Eugene announced the news, the atmosphere in the bus began to become relaxed, and after everyone dispersed, Ethan was immediately sent to the school's medical center...

At this time, in the medical center, a bald man was checking the ankle of McKenna Allen, the leader of the Scarlet Dance Team.

"The recovery is not bad, but you still need a period of treatment..." said the director of the Alabama Student Medical Center.

His name is Jeff Allen, and he is McKenna's father.

　There is still one chapter left, but I’m not sure if I can finish it before 12 o’clock, 01:30 at the latest.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)