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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Just when it looked like the Arkansas secondary had things figured out, it became clear just how far they have to go.

Costly penalties and poor coverage caught up with the Razorbacks as Alabama worked over a mostly inexperienced group of safeties and cornerbacks with its two-minute offense in rallying for a 41-38 victory.

Junior cornerback Jamar Love lost track of Matt Caddell and the ball on a game-winning touchdown pass from quarterback John Parker Wilson. Arkansas safety Kevin Woods was flagged for two pass-interference penalties that kept the Crimson Tide's hopes alive.

Woods had trouble hiding his emotions in the aftermath of the loss. He sat in stunned silence in front of his locker until a reporter approached to question him about the secondary's last-minute breakdown.

"This feels bad," Woods said. "It hurts worse than anything."


Woods was initially called for an obvious holding on Crimson Tide receiver Keith Brown. That moved Alabama from the 28 to the 13 on third down-and-9.

Officials flagged Woods on what appeared to be an uncatchable ball from Wilson to Mike McCoy. One play later, the game was over on Wilson's completion to Caddell with 8 seconds remaining.

"The penalties are what kept the drive alive,"

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