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3 takeaways from Alabama's impressive win vs. South Carolina

Alabama achieved a dominant 49-18 victory on Saturday night to push its season record to 4-0 overall and 2-0 in SEC play, leaving South Carolina behind at 2-2 overall and winless in the conference at 0-2. The winning side accumulated 489 total yards and recovered quickly after yielding a lengthy opening rush, building a comfortable 35-10 halftime cushion before securing the blowout.

Quarterback Keelon Russell orchestrated the aerial assault by completing 21 of 27 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns while targeting nine distinct receivers. Target Lotzeir Brooks opened the scoring connection with a 75-yard touchdown, while Ryan Coleman-Williams added scoring grabs of 32 and 42 yards and Josh Ford caught another.

Defensively, Luke Metz contributed 13 tackles and teammate Caleb Woodson registered 12 tackles as Alabama limited opponents to just three conversions on fourteen third-down attempts.

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