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Titans QB Marcus Mariota has positive things to say about Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa
By Cody McClure
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An NFL quarterback had great things to say about Alabama’s current backup signal caller, Tua Tagovailoa.
Former Oregon and current Tennessee Titans QB Marcus Mariota can relate to Tagovailoa, as both are of Hawaiian descent. Mariota also has served as a mentor to Tagovailoa, as both had the same high school football coach — Vinny Passas — at Saint Louis School in Honolulu.
Mariota recently said Tagovailoa is “carrying the torch for the next generation of Hawaiian athletes.”
He also referred to the Crimson Tide quarterback as a “stud,” according to Associated Press sports writer John Zenor.
Marcus Mariota says Tua Tagovailoa is “a stud.” “I think he’s kind of carrying the torch now for the next generation of Hawaiian athletes.”
— John Zenor (@jzenor) September 25, 2017
Tagovailoa was impressive in Saturday’s road game at Vanderbilt, completing eight of his 10 pass attempts for 103 yards and two touchdowns.
That included this beautiful scoring bomb in the third quarter:
#ArmyBowl alum Tua Tagovailoa.
This is what’s going down in Vandy 🙃 pic.twitter.com/ARX2rQBdAB
— #ArmyBowl (@ArmyAllAmerican) September 23, 2017
Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.
