Alabama is facing dynasty-altering questions after the Crimson Tide lost for the second time in 54 home games. It’s the earliest 1-1 start for Alabama in over 20 years after Texas delivered a 34-24 upset.

The primetime matchup triggered national discourse on the state of Nick Saban’s program and the ascent of Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns. Here are some of the takeaways from Saturday night.

National media outlets

–How calm Quinn Ewers led a Texas takedown of Alabama (ESPN)

–ESPN 2023 College Football Power Rankings after Week 2

–At long last, Texas is all right, all right, all right after signature win over Alabama (Yahoo Sports)

–No. 11 Texas upends No. 3 Alabama 34-24 for biggest win under Sarkisian (Associated Press)

–Texas Storms to Signature Win of Steve Sarkisian Era in Tuscaloosa (Sports Illustrated)

–With masterful closing moments at Alabama, Texas finds a fresh peak (Washington Post)

–Texas, Steve Sarkisian crack Alabama’s mystique while engulfing Tide in Tuscaloosa: ‘It was our turn’ (CBS Sports)

–Alabama’s loss to Texas leaves stunning questions, from QB to College Football Playoff (Sporting News)

–With Win over Alabama, the Texas Football Rebirth Is Upon Us (Bleacher Report)

–Nick Saban, Alabama football losing used to come as a surprise. Not anymore (USA Today Network)

Local Texas media outlets

–Big plays and a balanced offense help Texas beat Alabama, 34-24 (Lonestar Live)

–As one hero to another, Vince Young is impressed with Quinn Ewers (Austin-American Statesman)

–Offensive line keeps Quinn Ewers clean while powering Texas football to win over Alabama. (Austin-American Statesman)

–Texas takes over in Tuscaloosa: The Longhorns start their season with a statement (The Daily Texan)

–Texas defense key to stifling Alabama in signature road win (The Daily Texan)

–What Texas beating Alabama says about Longhorns’ prospects in SEC — and CFP (The Dallas Morning News)

–5 takeaways from Texas’ win at Alabama: Longhorns’ defense steps up in key situations (The Dallas Morning News)

–In Steve Sarkisian’s shining moment, mental preparation plus high-level talent helped Texas defeat Alabama (Horns247)

–Slimmed-down, mullet-less, John Wick-spewing Quinn Ewers shows college football world he really has changed (Horns247)

–Longhorns LB Anthony Hill Shows Signs of Stardom in Win vs. Alabama (Longhorns Country)