Alabama football failed its Week 2 test.

The No. 3 Crimson Tide (1-1) led for just 69 seconds against No. 11 Texas before losing 34-24 in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The offense and defense faltered, at different times, against the Longhorns and never strung together enough consistency for a late rally.

Here’s AL.com’s grades from Alabama’s performance:

Offense: C-

Quarterback Jalen Milroe had two poor judgment interceptions and never really used his legs to keep the Longhorns off balance. Alabama also averaged 3.1 yards a carry (35 rushes for 107 yards). Some of the Tide’s best offensive sequences came on broken plays and even then, two touchdowns were called back due to offensive line penalties.

Before Saturday night, Alabama was on a run of eight games with at least 30 points scored. It was tied with Penn State for the longest active streak in the country. Texas ended that.

Not only was Steve Sarkisian the third assistant to join Kirby Smart and Jimbo Fisher in beating their old boss Nick Saban, but it was the first double-digit home loss in Saban’s 17-year tenure in Tuscaloosa. It’s a team sport, but the offense was dormant for the first half and inconsistent in the second.

Defense: C

The unit put up a valiant effort against Quinn Ewers and his trio of elite pass-catchers, but no sacks and no turnovers won’t cut it. Ja’Tavion Sanders (five catches, 114 yards) Xavier Worthy (five catches, 75 yards, one touchdown) and Adonai Mitchell (three catches, 78 yards, two scores) diced Alabama’s secondary while Ewers showed better poise than he did against Rice in Week 1.

Alabama’s secondary repeatedly let a Longhorn sneak behind it and Ewers made the Tide pay. He finished with 360 yards of offense and three touchdowns. (Alabama posted 362 yards as a team.) Texas also converted seven of 18 3rd-downs and two of three 4th-downs.

Alabama put the ball on the grass twice, which earns it some credit, though it loses some for not being able to recover either fumble and give Milroe a boost. Keeping Texas out of the endzone early after Milroe’s first interception kept Alabama within striking distance.

Special Teams: B+

Will Reichard nailed three field goals from 42, 30 and 51 yards. James Burnip made Texas’ offense work with five punts for 263 yards, and a long of 61 yards. A holding on punt return for Terrion Arnold and Kool-Aid McKinstry retreating on a forced punt return for a 6-yard loss bring this down a notch.

Coaching: F

Alabama fans were quick to blame Bill O’Brien and Pete Golding for a lackluster performance in big games last year, but even with two new coordinators, Alabama again found itself with an early-season loss that rocks its national championship hopes.

“We certainly don’t wanna waste this failing,” Saban said postgame. “So we’re all gonna be committed to trying to do things better, practice better, prepare better, have a better plan for the players, whatever it is, all of us, coaches and players alike, and it all starts with me, and I obviously let our team down in terms of how we were able to execute and play.”

Overall: D

Just a rotten game for Alabama that certainly won’t be drumming up rat poison moving forward. Texas dominated the Tide in the trenches, showed more from its skill position players and controlled the pace in UA’s own building.

A quick getaway to Tampa and 1-1 USF, which lost to Western Kentucky in Week 1 but beat Florida A&M 38-24, should be a palette cleanser for Alabama.

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Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at [email protected].