It's a moment that lives in the nightmares of all witnesses. What began as a simple dump down to the running back ended with a horrific scene.
Alabama's Kenyan Drake's left foot pointed sideways after the routine tackle by Byron Bennett and Tony Conner. Trainers sprinted to his side as teammates and opponents watched in a daze. The ankle was broken and dislocated.
Drake's relived the moment several times, but what about the Ole Miss players who were on the field at the time? They remembered the moment this week.
"Just screaming," defensive back Mike Hilton said. "You could tell he was in pain. You could actually see his ankle was turned at a place. So it was a sight to see."
Trae Elston initially thought Drake had reinjured a hamstring since he left the field limping a few plays later.
"Right after the play, you didn't really hear nothing," Elston said Monday. "Then, probably like five seconds later, you heard the screaming."
Elston was in the neighborhood when the tackle was made. Right after Drake hit the ground, the Oxford, Ala., product kicked the running back in the head. He was suspended for the first half of the next Ole Miss game.
"It was very bad, man," Elston said. "Very sad. I put my prayers out to him and everything."
Almost a year later, Drake is back at full speed. His 177.5 all-purpose yards ranks 12th nationally as he's a dual-threat running back who also returns kicks. Back at SEC Media Days, Drake said this would be a big game for him considering what happened last year in Oxford.
"It was scary, something I don't want anyone to have to go through," Hilton said. "In this sport, things happen and I'm happy he's back on the field."
It's a situation Ole Miss receiver Laquon Treadwell would understand much better a few weeks later. The All-SEC receiver broke his leg on the same Vaught-Hemingway Stadium turf against Auburn in a moment that spawned a friendship.
Treadwell said they communicated a few times since going down Nov. 1.
"Once I injured myself he reached out to me, told me, 'Keep your head up.' We checked on each other through fall camp," Treadwell said. "He said everything was going well. He's making a lot of plays for them at kickoff return and running back so ... it's very nice to see someone coming back off injury."
It's a bond few share and nobody desires.
"It's something that's overwhelming," Treadwell said. "It's a mental process. It's not a fraternity you want to join, but having someone else with an injury just as big as yours and being able to communicate with them gives you confidence and brings your comfort level up."