Alabama sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was named the Maxwell Award Player of the Week for his performance in a win over Texas A&M on Sept. 22, it was announced Tuesday.

Tagovailoa turned in a career performance against the Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The southpaw threw for a career-high 387 yards on 22-of-30 passing and four touchdowns and also rushed for a fifth score on the ground. The completions, attempts and five total touchdowns are new career highs. Tagovailoa’s four touchdown passes equal his previous career high at UA.

Facing his toughest test to date, @Tuaamann_ threw with precision and anticipation. The sophomore completed 22-of-30 passes for 387 yards, 4 TDs and 0 INTs. He also scampered for a 5th score before heading to the bench in another @AlabamaFTBL blowout victory. pic.twitter.com/98aNLCMHV9 — Maxwell Football (@MaxwellFootball) September 25, 2018

“He's good. I mean he's good,” Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher said after Saturday’s game. “He's got good people around him. I mean he's got really good people around him, and we tried to pressure him and he scrambled and they've got a good scheme, and they did a good job. He was very effective at what he did, and we've got to play better. There's no doubt.”

Tagovailoa’s 387 yards through the air against A&M equaled the fifth-best passing total in school history (AJ McCarron vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 2014) and tied for the second-highest total under Nick Saban. Blake Sims holds the record with 445 versus Florida in 2014. Tagovailoa is also UA’s first 300-yard passer since Jalen Hurts threw for 347 against Mississippi State in 2016.

In Alabama’s 11 possessions against A&M with Tagovailoa at quarterback, the Crimson Tide reached third down eight times. On those eight plays, Tagovailoa was 4-for-7 passing for 74 yards and three first downs and rushed once for two yards and a first down. The sophomore signal caller is now 17-for-20 passing on third down in 2018 for 372 yards and six touchdowns. He has also carried the ball four times for 36 yards and four first downs this season.

Through four games in 2018, Tagovailoa has directed 31 drives as the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback with 20 resulting in touchdowns and two culminating in field goals. In those drives, Alabama’s offense is 15-for-19 on third down conversions, accounting for 1,507 yards on 159 snaps for an average of 9.5 yards per play and 144 of the 195 points scored by the UA offense.

Each week during the 2018 season, the Maxwell Football Club will recognize performances with two weekly awards. The Maxwell Player of the Week Award will be recognized for overall performance on offense, defense or special teams, and the Chuck Bednarik Player of the Week Award will be honored for outstanding defensive play. Players selected do not have to be represented on the Maxwell or Bednarik Award watch lists, but Tagovailoa was on there.

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