September 20, 2024

Daniel Moore to commemorate 4th-and-31 Gravedigger: ‘This is one of those no brainers’

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Daniel A. Moore has heard you, Alabama fans.

He is ready to oblige.

Moore announced on social media Tuesday he will be commemorating the 2023 Iron Bowl’s “Gravedigger” play in which Jalen Milroe found Isaiah Bond on fourth-and-31 with 32 seconds left to give the Crimson Tide a 27-24 win over Auburn.

According to a post on “X,” the social media platformer formerly known as Twitter, Moore’s pencil sketch will be posted in about next two weeks.

“This is one of those no brainers, because I know who I have to show in the painting and that’s obviously Jalen Milroe and Isaiah Bond,” Moore told WHNT on Tuesday.

Milroe found Bond in the left corner of the end zone with 32 seconds left, and the Crimson Tide (11-1, 8-0 SEC, No. 8 CFP) came out on top in the latest improbable finish at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

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Alabama has won 10 straight since losing at home to Texas on Sept. 9, but still needs to beat No. 1 Georgia in Saturday’s SEC Championship Game to make the playoff.

Trailing by four with 1:43 left, Alabama had first-and-goal at the Auburn 7 before moving backward. The Tide lost 18 yards on a bad snap and were pushed back 5 more yards with an illegal downfield pass on third down after Milroe crossed the line of scrimmage.

For more information on Moore’s latest project, check out DanielMooreart.com.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.

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