Fans watching Alabama’s thrilling win over Georgia on Saturday night were stunned to see the surprising message written on the eyes of Crimson Tide freshman sensation Ryan Williams.
A close-up of the 17-year-old wide receiver revealed that he had “Kill Everybody” written in white letters on the black tape under his eyes.
“That’s really sad!” a concerned citizen wrote on X. “I hope someone can help him.”
“It looks like a young child with no guidance,” another added.
Others were less critical, especially after Williams’ game-winning catch in a 177-yard performance.
Ryan Williams had ‘Kill Everybody’ written in black on his eye before the Georgia game
Ryan Williams (2) celebrates after beating the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium
“This 17 year old made two catches tonight that weren’t human,” one Tide fan commented online.
Another joked that Williams can “get away with it” because “he’s underage.”
The uncomfortable message did little to detract from Alabama’s trembling victory on Saturday.
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and Zabien Brown made a game-saving interception as No. 4 Alabama posted a wild 41-34 win over No. 2 Georgia on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference showdown in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama blew a 28-point lead in the second quarter and fell behind late before scoring the winning points on Milroe’s 75-yard touchdown pass to Williams with 2:18 left. Brown’s interception of Carson Beck in the end zone with 43 seconds left clinched the Crimson Tide’s ninth victory in the past 10 meetings with the Bulldogs.
Milroe completed 27 of 33 passes for 374 yards and one interception and rushed for 117 yards on 16 attempts to fuel the Crimson Tide (4-0, 1-0 SEC), who led 28-0 before the match was 18 minutes old.
Ryan Williams makes one of his six catches for 177 yards on Saturday in Tuscaloosa
Williams caught six passes for 177 yards, Germie Bernard rushed for a touchdown and Jamarion Miller caught one for Alabama.
Beck threw three touchdown passes in the second half and finished 27 of 50 passing for 439 yards and three interceptions to go along with a lost fumble for Georgia (3-1, 1-1), which ended its 42-game regular season had. winning streak stopped.
Dillon Bell caught five passes for 100 yards and one touchdown and rushed for another score for the Bulldogs. Arian Smith had six receptions for 132 yards and a score, Trevor Etienne rushed for a touchdown and Lawson Luckie caught one for Georgia.
The game was the first between the two national powers since Alabama’s Nick Saban retired after last season. New coach Kalen DeBoer kept the Crimson Tide’s run of success going, but it wasn’t easy as the Bulldogs rallied from 18 down in the fourth quarter.
Beck threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Luckie — a two-point conversion pass failed — as Georgia moved within 33-21 with 9:46 left in the game.
The Bulldogs cut their deficit to five on Bell’s 3-yard scoring run with 5:39 left.
Williams (2) reaches for a pass against Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Malaki Starks
Then, when Georgia had the ball, Bell got behind the Alabama defense on the first play of the drive. He caught a pass from Beck and weaved around some defenders to cap off a 67-yard touchdown play that gave the Bulldogs a 34–33 lead with 2:31 remaining. Beck’s two-point goaltending run was short.
Alabama matched the wildness on its next offensive play, when Williams got behind the Bulldogs defense and caught Milroe’s throw. He dodged stoppage attempts to complete a 75-yard play that gave the Crimson Tide a 41–34 lead (counting Milroe’s two-point conversion throw to Bernard).
Georgia’s rally from a 30-7 halftime deficit started with Beck’s 12-yard scoring pass to Smith. A two-point conversion throw to Luckie cut the deficit to 15 with 5:06 left in the third quarter.
Early on, Milroe scored on a 7-yard run and threw a 16-yard scoring pass to Miller. Bernard scored the Bulldogs’ 7 to make it 21-0 with 2:21 left in the first quarter. Milroe nailed a 36-yard scoring scamper with 12:24 left in the first half.