Alabama rolls past South Carolina behind Russell’s five touchdowns
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Interstat) — Keelon Russell threw four touchdown passes and ran for another, leading Alabama past South Carolina 49-18 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Russell completed 21 of 27 passes for 365 yards and added 35 rushing yards. Lotzeir Brooks caught two passes for 78 yards and a touchdown, Marshall Pritchett had two catches for 60 yards, and Red Morgan returned an interception 23 yards for a score. Alabama defenders Luke Metz made 13 tackles, Caleb Woodson had 12, and Dijon Lee Jr. returned two kickoffs for 55 yards. South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers completed 18 of 30 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown and rushed 13 times for 72 yards. Matt Fuller ran 19 times for 112 yards and a score and caught five passes for 20 yards. Nyck Harbor caught three passes for 42 yards and a touchdown. Alabama improved to 4-0; South Carolina dropped to 2-2. Attendance was 100,077.