Associated Press photo by Richard Shiro / Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa prepares to pass during the first half of Saturday’s game at South Carolina.COLUMBIA, S.C. – Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa focused on what his team needs to work on going forward instead of an individual performance that ranked statistically among the best in Crimson Tide history.
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Tagovailoa threw for a career-best 444 yards – the third-most in history for No. 2 Alabama – and tied his personal best with five touchdown passes in a 47-23 victory over South Carolina on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.
There was no gushing or celebrations for Tagovailoa, who seemed to channel Alabama coach Nick Saban in a single-minded focus on what the Tide (3-0) must do to improve.
“When we start drives, we’ve got to finish them,” he said. “We were able to move the ball really well, but we got stuck.”