TUSCALOOSA – Kirby Smart couldn’t say much at halftime as Georgia trailed Alabama 30-7.

“The most important thing is we have to make some stops,” Smart told ABC-TV at halftime. “Alabama was really explosive tonight, we had no answer for (Jalen) Milroe, he’s a great athlete, a phenomenal athlete, we struggled to tackle him, we don’t have the edge.

“They did a really good job of throwing him out of empty (set formations), and that was new.”

Alabama has outgained Georgia 355 yards to 153 and is 2 of 5 on third downs, while UGA is 0 of 5 on third down conversion attempts.

Milroe is 18 of 21 passing for 199 yards, a touchdown and an interception, and also rushes for 106 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries.

“In 100 years,” ABC announcer Chris Fowler said after Alabama took a 28-0 lead on the fifth play of the second quarter, “did you expect to see something like this?”

Georgia finally answered Alabama’s score on its fourth possession, an 11-play, 75-yard drive capped by Trevor Etienne’s 7-yard TD run.

Milroe, meanwhile, was seemingly unstoppable.

Milroe opened the game 11-of-11 passing for 149 yards with a touchdown through the air, and perhaps even more damaging, with 106 yards and 2 touchdowns rushing.

“Alabama came in with a plan,” Kirk Herbstreit noted, “not just running, but throwing Jalen Milroe.”

Carson Beck, meanwhile, struggled mightily, going just 8 of 17 passing for 100 yards with two interceptions — and an intentional grounding call from the end zone that led to an Alabama safety that made it 30-7 late in the second quarter.

“It was a nightmare for Beck for the first thirty minutes,” Fowler concluded.

Georgia essentially gifted the Tide its third touchdown when Beck called an audible that receiver Arian Smith appeared to miss, leading to a Domani Jackson interception at the Georgia 29.

Alabama cashed in three plays later, making it 21-0 on Germie Bernard’s 7-yard TD run with 2:21 left in the opening quarter.

“Our offense wasn’t bad, we just can’t run our offense down the field,” Smart said, “and we didn’t stop it and we turned the ball over.”

Alabama first-year coach Kalen DeBoer said Milroe is just taking on his coaching duties.

“He just stays true to himself, we put him in good spots and guys block him,” DeBoer said. “Hh has really improved, you see him doing what we ask of him.”

Milroe’s interception — his first of the season — came when UGA linebacker Smael Mondon Tide shot tight end C.J. Dippre after grabbing the ball, and Georgia safety Dan Jackson latched onto the deflection at the Bulldogs’ 5.

However, three plays later, Beck was called for the intentional grounding when he threw the ball deep without a receiver nearby, resulting in a safety and the 30-7 lead.