Managing editor Kyle Henderson of BamaInsider.com provides his 10 takeaways following the Alabama Crimson Tide's 47-28 victory over Texas A&M.
1. Tagovailoa shines in Texas
It was another marvelous day for junior Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa who was 21 of 34 passing for 293-yards with four touchdowns and one interception. On the day, Tagovailoa threw four touchdowns to four different receivers and became the all-time leader at Alabama for most touchdowns thrown in a career with 81.
*With his 293 passing yards at Texas A&M, junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has accumulated 6,613 passing yards in 30 career games to rank third all-time at Alabama.
*In three games against Southeastern Conference opponents this season, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has thrown 1,155 yards and 15 touchdowns with only one interception on 75-of-106 passing (70.8).
*Denotes information provided by the University of Alabama's athletic department
2. Jaylen Waddle has his breakout game
The Houston, Texas native shined in his home state racking up 48-yards receiving and another 128 punt return yards. Waddle caught his first touchdown pass of the season in the first quarter when Tagovailoa hit the sophomore speedster on a screen pass, which Waddle then did the rest from 31-yards out. It's clear that when Waddle has the football, he's among the most dangerous offensive threats in all of college football.
3. Offensive line play was excellent
Landon Dickerson started at the center position and Deonte Brown started for the first time this season at the right guard position and it was clear that this is Alabama’s best set of offensive linemen. Alex Leatherwood started his sixth game at left tackle, true freshmen Evan Neal started his sixth game at left guard, and Jedrick Wills Jr. started his sixth game at the right tackle position, and for the first time this season, you could see each linemen holding their blocks, which created a pocket for Tagovailoa to step up and make throw after throw.
“I think Landon did a great job,” said Tagovailoa following the game. “With communicating upfront with the guys, giving mike points to protect me, and I think Deonte Brown did a great job as well. We had some miscommunication up-front, but in the second half I thought we fared better and cleaned everything up.”
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1. Tagovailoa shines in Texas
It was another marvelous day for junior Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa who was 21 of 34 passing for 293-yards with four touchdowns and one interception. On the day, Tagovailoa threw four touchdowns to four different receivers and became the all-time leader at Alabama for most touchdowns thrown in a career with 81.
*With his 293 passing yards at Texas A&M, junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has accumulated 6,613 passing yards in 30 career games to rank third all-time at Alabama.
*In three games against Southeastern Conference opponents this season, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has thrown 1,155 yards and 15 touchdowns with only one interception on 75-of-106 passing (70.8).
*Denotes information provided by the University of Alabama's athletic department
2. Jaylen Waddle has his breakout game
The Houston, Texas native shined in his home state racking up 48-yards receiving and another 128 punt return yards. Waddle caught his first touchdown pass of the season in the first quarter when Tagovailoa hit the sophomore speedster on a screen pass, which Waddle then did the rest from 31-yards out. It's clear that when Waddle has the football, he's among the most dangerous offensive threats in all of college football.
3. Offensive line play was excellent
Landon Dickerson started at the center position and Deonte Brown started for the first time this season at the right guard position and it was clear that this is Alabama’s best set of offensive linemen. Alex Leatherwood started his sixth game at left tackle, true freshmen Evan Neal started his sixth game at left guard, and Jedrick Wills Jr. started his sixth game at the right tackle position, and for the first time this season, you could see each linemen holding their blocks, which created a pocket for Tagovailoa to step up and make throw after throw.
“I think Landon did a great job,” said Tagovailoa following the game. “With communicating upfront with the guys, giving mike points to protect me, and I think Deonte Brown did a great job as well. We had some miscommunication up-front, but in the second half I thought we fared better and cleaned everything up.”
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