Tua's career day propels Tide in SEC opener

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa focused on what his team needs to work on instead of his career performance. Sounds familiar, huh? 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. But there was no gushing or celebrations for Tagovailoa, who seemed to channel his coach, Nick Saban, in a single-minded focus on what the Crimson Tide (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) 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." It seemed like Tagovailoa, the All-American and Heisman Trophy contender, unstuck the Tide much of the game against South Carolina (1-2, 0-1).