Move over AJ McCarron, because there is a new all-time leader sitting on top of the Alabama school records. Tua Tagovailoa set a new record for career touchdowns with his 81st career touchdown. It came on a seven-yard run that gave Alabama a lead on Ole Miss.
Tua Tagovailoa sets Alabama career TD record https://t.co/UmTD7OIz6R
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) September 28, 2019
With that seven-yard rushing TD, Tua Tagovailoa @Tuaamann broke the UA career record for touchdown responsibility with 81, passing AJ McCarron!#BamaFactor #RollTide pic.twitter.com/xHD1Qoejci
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) September 28, 2019
Touchdowns responsible for includes rushing touchdowns, passing touchdowns and touchdown receptions (as well as special teams and defensive scores, although Tagovailoa doesn’t have any of those). McCarron set the Alabama record of 80 between 2009 and 2013. Tagovailoa came into this week with 17 passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. In the first half against Ole Miss, Tagovailoa accounted for four touchdowns through the air and one more on the ground to bring his career total up to 84 career touchdowns responsible for. And we’re not even in October yet.
The game has evolved to rack up the stats for top quarterbacks, but Tagovailoa may be putting together quite a record at Alabama that will be difficult to match.
In other Alabama school records being broken news, wide receiver DeVonta Smith has broken the single-game touchdown record with four touchdown receptions. the previous record was three.
For your consideration... @HeismanTrophy @DeVontaSmith_6
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) September 28, 2019
8 rec 221 yards (career-high) 4 TDs (School Record)
It's only halftime.....#BamaFactor #RollTide pic.twitter.com/oymMnxyoD4