Welcome to the Tua and Devonta Show, a game where Tua connected with Smith for a record five touchdowns (for Smith) and a recording-setting number of yards for a receiver. He broke Amari Cooper's record of 242 yards in a game with 274 yards on 11 receptions.
Those highlights will be shown on all of the sports programs, but there are some aspects of the game that those of us who watched it didn't miss.
While Tua looked great for the most part, he did miss Ruggs a couple of times on what would have been touchdowns. Alabama could have easily scored in the 60s or 70s if he doesn't overthrow some receivers.
Also, while the passing game will get much of the attention, the running game, much to my enjoyment, looked pretty dang good. Both Harris and Robinson had many solid runs on the day. It's just that the Tide scored on passing plays.
It's hard to say how good the Ole Miss Rebels are on defense, but both the running and passing game looked good for Alabama. Sarkisian called a really good game.
For the most part, the defense looked fine, but the freshman QB of Ole Miss was impressive. He was their leading rushing on the day. He's super fast. He has wide receiver/defensive back speed.
Next up is a bye week before the Tide travels to College Station.
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