Tua Tagovailoa – Noteworthy
Alabama is finally a unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press college football. That probably took longer than it should have, but now all 61 voters are on board. Being unanimous No. 1 is notable but not rare. The Crimson Tide did it a couple times last season and four times in 2016. The one thing holding back, if you will, the Crimson Tide was a few voters who were less than impressed with Alabama’s schedule – which has some fans apoplectic, but really hasn’t been all that better relative to other top teams. Of course, you don’t get anything special for being unanimous No. 1. A team is No. 1 or it isn’t. Being unanimous doesn’t make it No. 1est. The latest poll also restored Clemson at No. 2, thanks in part to then-No. 2 Ohio State going down, a week after Georgia was No. 2 and lost. – AP College Football
Tua Tagovailoa – Noteworthy
OCT 22 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama…Sophomore quarterback accounted for 312 yards of total offense and four touchdowns while playing just 50 plays in the game…Completed 65.6 percent of his passes (19 of 29) for 306 yards and four touchdowns, including nine straight completions before he left the game…Has not played a snap in the fourth quarter this season, and only played one drive into the third quarter against the Volunteers…Tagovailoa led Alabama to touchdowns on 7-of-9 drives against Tennessee and 41-of-64 drives this season (64.1 percent). Posted a passer rating of 199.7 against Tennessee and leads the nation with a 238.8 passer rating for the season while also ranking first in yards per completion (19.31) and yards per attempt (13.59)…Twelve of his 19 completions went for at least 10 yards while 14 passes converted first downs…He completed touchdown throws of 77, 41, 11 and 9 yards…Averaged 16.1 yards per completion 10.6 yards per attempt…Rushed once for six yards and a first down…Threw a touchdown every 7.25 attempts against and has averaged a TD pass every 6.1 passes this season. – SEC Football