Taulia Tagovailoa suffers serious injury, is carted off the field for Maryland

Taulia Tagovailoa suffered an apparent serious knee injury on Saturday for Maryland in its game against Indiana.

The Terrapins quarterback was hit low after he released a pass as an Indiana defender rolled into Tagovailoa’s right knee, which already had a brace on it.

Tagovailoa, who is one of the best quarterbacks in the Big Ten, was 25-for-39 passing for 270 yards and 2 touchdowns. Indiana held a 27-24 lead midway through the fourth quarter.

Tagovailoa has already had a big season for Maryland.

Last week against Purdue, he rose to second all-time in career yards, touchdowns and completions with his 11th career 300-yard passing game. Tagovailoa completed 26-of-38 passes for 305 yards and 3 touchdowns. Tagovailoa also passed the 6,000 career-yard mark, set the program record for 300-yard games (10) and passed legendary QB Boomer Esaison for third all-time in career passing yards as a Terp with 32-for-41, 314 yard, 1 TD performance in win over Michigan State.

Brutal for Taulia Tagovailoa, injured knee, clearly serious. pic.twitter.com/1JEbp3gKi0

— Pete Gilbert (@WBALPete) October 15, 2022

#EwaBeach native Taulia Tagovailoa is carted off the field in the 4th qtr of Maryland’s game vs Indiana. Looks like he takes a helmet to the knee that makes it bend awkwardly. No updated yet. Terrible to see. #CFBHawaii pic.twitter.com/YClyypIYD4

— Alan Hoshida (@AHoshidaSports) October 15, 2022

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.