George Teague did not wait for halftime to make his view known. On October 24, 2026, as Alabama and Texas A&M were locked at 17-17, the former Alabama defender said the targeting call on Red Morgan was “quite suspect.”
That reaction landed because the game was still live and the margin was still thin. Alabama had reached the break tied with Texas A&M, and the call on Morgan became the flash point that drew immediate pushback from former players watching the game unfold.
Teague’s comment stood out for its bluntness, but he was not alone in weighing in on the first half. Alphonse Taylor praised the defense for surviving a bad spot and keeping Texas A&M to a field goal, while Kareem Jackson said Texas A&M had borrowed a familiar game plan built on runs and RPOs and asked for more press coverage on the outside.
There was also a wider unease running through the reactions. The Millers’ Edge said Alabama looked like a team losing its edge, pointing to undisciplined mistakes, a lack of confidence and fire, and coaching that had not been what it needed to be. The group added that the injuries had been brutal, but said the bigger issue was the way Alabama was playing.
The targeting call on Morgan is the part that hangs over the first half because the play itself was not described in detail, only the reaction to it. Even so, the message from the former players was clear: a live officiating decision had become part of the story, and it was not being accepted quietly.
That matters because Alabama entered the game after two uneven weeks following a strong start, and the halftime tie only sharpened every snap, every flag and every complaint. The next question is whether the call on Morgan would be left standing or become another disputed moment in a game already being judged in real time.
