TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Keelon Russell threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score as No. 8 Alabama beat South Carolina 49-18 on Saturday night.

Ryan Coleman-Williams caught two TD passes, and Red Morgan returned an interception for a score for the Crimson Tide (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference).

Russell completed 21 of 27 passes as Alabama answered a sluggish third quarter with two fourth-quarter touchdowns. The Gamecocks (2-2, 0-2) pulled within 35-18 before Alabama regained control.

Daniel Hill’s 1-yard touchdown run capped a 10-play, 74-yard drive that consumed 6:43 and stretched the lead to 42-18. Russell added a 9-yard scoring run after Dijon Lee Jr. forced a fumble that Luke Metz recovered.

Alabama scored touchdowns on four consecutive first-half possessions, beginning with Russell’s 75-yard pass to Lotzeir Brooks.

Coleman-Williams caught TDs of 32 and 42 yards, and Josh Ford added a one-handed TD reception. Morgan’s 23-yard interception return pushed the lead to 35-3 in the second quarter.

LaNorris Sellers led the way for the Gamecocks, throwing for 185 yards with a touchdown to Nyck Harbor and an interception, and running for 72 yards. Matt Fuller added 112 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

–story and photo courtesy of South Carolina Athletics