The Alabama wide receiver and head coach commend Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb for his creativity in the road win over South Carolina.

Off the strength of those two plays, plus Deontae Lawson forcing a fumble in between the drives, Alabama survived a scare. Finally, a DeBoer team that didn’t bring its A-game for much of the day found something late and put away an unranked team it simply had to beat.

Alabama football surged late to beat South Carolina in a crazy finish at Williams-Brice Stadium. Here's how it went down.

With 42 seconds left in the game, Alabama was in a third and long situation at South Carolina’s 25-yard line. Every person in the stadium and around the nation knew what a critical down it was, and the Alabama coaching staff turned to wide receiver Germie Bernard.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/tennessee as Alabama WR Germie Bernard Provides Bulletin Board Material for Tennessee.

No. 4 Alabama made the most of its first two-point conversion of the season on Saturday against South Carolina. Down 22-14 with, Ty Simpson found Germie Bernard for a 4-yard touchdown with 2:16 left in the game.

Knife WR Germie Bernard is doing it all for the Crimson Tide, leading to a flattering comparison to an NFL star.

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