TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama didnt miss a beat after tailback Damien Harris went down a couple of minutes into the game.The youngsters made sure of it.Quarterback Jalen Hurts completed the opening drive with a 20-yard touchdown run and fellow freshman Joshua Jacobs scored his first two career touchdowns in the top-ranked Crimson Tides 48-0 win Saturday over Kent State.The Tide (4-0) dominated coach Nick Sabans alma mater from the start while scoring on a kickoff return and even a short touchdown throw to linebacker/short-yardage blocker Mack Wilson -- yet another freshman. The only bad news for Alabama was Harris sprained his right ankle on the opening drive and didnt return.He was hardly needed in this game, when No. 2 quarterback Blake Barnett played much of the way and the emerging Jacobs ran for 97 yards. It amounted to a Saturday afternoon respite for the Tide after a bruising 48-43 comeback win over No. 23 Mississippi.The goal going into this game was to play a complete game, start fast, finish, and I think we probably did that as well as weve done all year, Saban said.Hurts was 16-of-24 passing for 164 yards and ran for 54 yards while splitting time with Barnett. He found Wilson for a 1-yard third-quarter score that was supposed to go to tight end O.J. Howard.Its his first career (touchdown), so I cant be mad about that, Howard said. Im happy somebody caught it.He did catch a 34-yarder from Barnett, who first got into the game early in the second quarter. Saban said Harris is day to day and his status is uncertain against Kentucky. The Kentucky native came into the game ranked fifth in the Southeastern Conference with 327 yards.Its just tough to see a player who means so much to our offense go down, Howard said.Alabama did whatever it wanted in the first half, outgaining Kent State 352-53 and amassing a 41-0 lead. The Golden Flashes, who had trailed Penn State 16-13 at halftime in the opener, managed just 13 passing yards in the first three quarters before finally driving in the fourth.Backup quarterback George Bollas was initially given a touchdown on a fourth-quarter run toward the goal line, but was ruled down at the 1 after a review.Most of the fans, including all but a handful of students, were long gone by then.THE TAKEAWAYKent State: Theres a chance to bounce back in Mid-American Conference play when the playing field is more even. There were a lot of times we kind of gave them plays and werent being very disciplined, Kent State coach Paul Hayes said.Alabama: Dominated in every phase of the game (including a 502-166 advantage in total yards) and got plenty of reserves action, most notably Barnett and Jacobs. Harriss health was the only major issue, though receivers ArDarius Stewart and Robert Foster sat out to rest injured knees. Both are questionable against Kentucky.POLL IMPLICATIONSAlabama cant be ranked any higher than No. 1 and this game wasnt much of an opportunity to impress poll voters anyway.SHUTOUTIt was the Tides 18th shutout under Saban. Thats what were looking for every week, linebacker Ryan Anderson said. Were glad we were able to go out there and do it and glad the second team was able to uphold that standard.UP NEXTKent State hosts Akron in homecoming game and MAC opener.Alabama hosts Kentucky in its first SEC home game. Cheap Adidas Shoes China . "Jeff is a hard worker who was an important special-teams contributor for us last season," said Stamps GM John Hufnagel. Adidas Shoes Outlet . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. http://www.discountadidasshoes.com/ . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Wholesale Adidas Shoes China . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. Authentic Adidas Shoes Sale .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. SALZBURG, Austria -- A Ukrainian biathlete has been banned for a year after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.Olga Abramova tested positive in January, less than two weeks after the Latvian-made heart drug was banned. She didnt qualify for an amnesty extended to dozens of others because the concentration of meldonium in her system was more than seven times the permissible level, the International Biathlon Union says.The standard doping sanction is a four-year bann, but Abramova received a reduction because she used the prohibited substance non-intentionally and that exceptional circumstances in the form of no significant fault or negligence were present, the IBU says in a statement.ddddddddddddAbramova will become eligible from Feb. 4, wiping out most of her World Cup season, though not the world championships. ' ' '