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LOOK: Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa tweets message about his brother’s first play
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With 5:02 remaining in regulation and Alabama leading the Duke Blue Devils 35-3, freshman quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa entered to make his Crimson Tide debut.
The younger brother of Alabama starting quarterback, Tua, Taulia was a four-star prospect and the No. 5 pro-style quarterback in the 2019 class, per the 247Sports Composite.
On his first play as a collegiate quarterback, the younger Tagovailoa handed the football to sophomore running back Jerome Ford. Finding a crease on the left side, Ford was able to take it 37-yards for a touchdown to extend the score to the game’s final, 42-3.
The SEC Network captured Tua’s excitement, and the Heisman Trophy candidate shared what the moment meant to him on Twitter.
Moments like these are priceless. Roll Tide https://t.co/McBJyh2VHK
— Tua. T ?? (@Tua) September 1, 2019
While Taulia did not get to attempt a pass in the game, Tua excelled through the air. The junior completed 26-31 passes for 336 yards and four touchdowns.
Finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2018, Tua threw for 3,966 yards and 43 touchdowns a year ago. There is still a long way to go to reach those numbers again, but Tua and the Tide are off to a roaring start.
Alabama next hosts New Mexico State at 4:00PM ET on Saturday, September 7.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Teddy Rydquist has been contributing to Saturday Down South and Saturday Tradition since 2019. In addition to his work here, he has covered the Michigan Wolverines for GBMWolverine and Wolverine Digest. He can be found on Twitter @TeddyRydquist.
