TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — As Donald Trump railed against immigrants Saturday afternoon in the Rust Belt, his supporters in the Deep South had turned his earlier broadsides into a rallying cry over a college football game as they prepared for the former president’s visit later in the evening.

The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide jumped out to a 28–0 lead over the visiting No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs, then survived a furious comeback bid to escape with a thrilling 41–34 victory in an early candidate for college football's game of the year.

The Week 5 college football meeting between the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs and No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide was the definition of a roller coaster game. Most thought the game was over after Alabama built a 30-point halftime lead.