Cotton Bowl 2021: Alabama QB Bryce Young Breaks Passing Records Held By Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones

CBS Sports ^ | 12-31-2021 | Barrett Sallee

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Young set new school records for touchdown passes and passing yards against the Bearcats

Alabama Rolls Past Cincinnati, 27-6, In College Football Playoff Semifinal

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is now the single-season record holder in Tuscaloosa for touchdown passes and passing yards in a single season after setting both records during the Cotton Bowl vs. No. 4 Cincinnati. Young surpassed Tua Tagovailoa's previous record of 43 passing touchdowns in the first quarter when he hit Slade Bolden from eight yards out on the first drive of the game to give the top-ranked Crimson Tide a 7-0 lead over the Bearcats.

It took Tagovailoa 15 games to accumulate those 43 touchdown passes in 2018, which saw the Crimson Tide fall to Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship. Young, however, was able to break the record in 14 games. Here's a look at the record-breaking toss -- the only one Young attempted on the opening drive.

ALABAMA STRIKES FIRST 🐘

Bryce Young ➡️ Slade Bolden#CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/3mp9FSb4YE — ESPN (@espn) December 31, 2021 But Young wasn't finished. The sensational QB then broke the Alabama single-season passing yardage record in the fourth quarter, eclipsing the 4,500 mark set by Mac Jones last year. Young entered the game with 4,322 yards and hit Cameron Latu for a nine-yard touchdown to push his single-season total to 4,503 yards early in the fourth quarter.

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[Hieronymus]

They’re doing better than Arkansas.

[Deplorable American1776]

I knew it... Cincinnati plays AAC opponents, like East Carolina, South Florida and Temple... Glad UConn left the AAC for the Big East and FBS independent. 2022 schedule is tough - Fresno, Utah State, Ohio State, and North Carolina...

[Deplorable American1776]

I knew it... Cincinnati plays AAC opponents, like East Carolina, South Florida and Temple... Glad UConn left the AAC for the Big East and FBS independent. 2022 schedule is tough - Fresno, Utah State, Ohio State, and North Carolina...

[wardaddy]

Lol

A Bama fan eh...

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Georgia Defender Proclaims It’s The Bulldogs Year To Win CFP National Title

I thought Cincinnati's defense played a decent game yesterday.

[dfwgator]

I think it was more a case of Bama realizing they were so much better than Cincinnati and taking their foot off the gas a bit, and just running the ball down their throat.

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"I think it was more a case of Bama realizing they were so much better than Cincinnati and taking their foot off the gas a bit, and just running the ball down their throat."

I don't know. They did keep Young scrambling more than usual. I expect to see Georgia do something similar....keep Young off balance as much as possible. Those long throws to Williams is what's killing everyone/opponents.

[crusty old prospector]

Yeah, you won’t win too many games when you only put up 6 points.

[crusty old prospector]

The SEC is Alabama and Georgia this year, as evidenced by their other bowl performances. The rest of teams are as mediocre as the Big 12 and Big 10. Alabama is basically an all star team, like Duke, North Carolina, and Kansas in basketball for so many years. They can get any recruit in the country that they want.

[Hieronymus]

But not as mediocre as the ACC and PAC 10.

It will be interesting to see if Clemson recovers.

[crusty old prospector]

With Texas and OU coming over, a couple of the bottom SEC teams will be out of luck for the lower tier bowls. Not that it matters any more. Most of the playas are going to opt out. It is the kool thang to do. I am legit NFL.

[crusty old prospector]

With Texas and OU coming over, a couple of the bottom SEC teams will be out of luck for the lower tier bowls. Not that it matters any more. Most of the playas are going to opt out. It is the kool thang to do. I am legit NFL.

[Hieronymus]

I think college football in some ways peaked in the 60’s-—too many games for student-athletes, and way too many bowls.

I am not sure what you mean by being legit NFL

You are right—Texas will join Vanderbilt on the sidelines.

Have you seen these videos?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnM64WLLzYo&t=2s (SEC Shorts—SEC Bowl Dance)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-QxhxWTUkY (SEC Shorts—Loss Department)

If Clemson and ND can be enticed into the SEC, then the semi-finals can be the Big 10 champ vs the SEC champ and the loser of the SEC championship game vs. whomever finishes second in the division of the SEC champ.