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Mike Locksley discusses hectic night when Maryland landed transfer QB Taulia Tagovailoa
By Adam Spencer
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The Maryland Terrapins got some good news this week, as former 4-star recruit Taulia Tagovailoa announced he was transferring to Mike Locksley’s program.
Locksley, of course, served as Tua Tagovailoa’s offensive coordinator at Alabama in 2018 and still has close ties to the Tagovailoa family, so the fit makes sense for Taulia, who is also a talented quarterback.
This weekend, Locksley spoke about how he found out Taulia was joining the Terps. It sounds like it was quite a night for Locksley, who was hosting an Instagram Live show at the time (via AL.com):
“As I’m in the middle of the show, which starts at 7 o’clock Eastern time here, I just know my phone started blowing up and buzzing and buzzing and buzzing,” Locksley said. “So I looked down and saw I had a missed call from an 808 (Hawaii) number. And then I was finishing my show and by the time I finished the show, probably around 7:35 or 7:40, my phone had just blown up that Taulia had said he was coming to Maryland. So I called him back and he said, ‘Hey Coach, as a family we’ve prayed about it and I’m coming to Maryland.’”
Oh, and who did Locksley talk to during that show? None other than Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. What a night for Locksley.
Coming out of high school, Taulia was the No. 5 pro-style quarterback in the 2019 recruiting class and the No. 8 overall recruit from the state of Alabama, per the 247Sports composite rankings.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
