Taulia Tagailovoa
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| Maryland Terrapins – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Thompson (Alabaster, Alabama) |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 214[1] lb (97 kg) |
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Taulia Tagovailoa (/ˌtʌŋoʊvaɪˈloʊə/ TUNG-oh-vy-LOW-uh) is an American football quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins.[2]
Early life and high school career[edit]
Taulia Tagovailoa was born in ʻEwa Beach, Hawaii, to Galu and Diane Tagovailoa in a Samoan family. As a senior at Thompson High School, Tagovailoa threw for 3,728 yards and 35 touchdowns breaking many school records and becoming the only high school quarterback in state history to have at least four 400-yard passing performances in his career and became the 10th player in Alabama High School Athletic Association history to throw for 500 yards in a game with his 507-yard, four-touchdown performance.[3] Tagovailoa was deemed a four-star recruit during the 2019 recruiting cycle.
College career[edit]
2019[edit]
As a true freshman in 2019, Tagovailoa saw his first collegiate action in the season opener against Duke but did not record any stats. On September 21, 2019, Tagovailoa completed his first career pass for a gain of 20 yards against Southern Miss, finishing 1-for-1 on the day. He entered in the third quarter against Arkansas on October 26, 2019, for his most extensive action to date, finishing 6-of-8 passing for 45 yards while adding one rush for no gain. He came in late for the Tide against Mississippi State, handing the ball off to run out the clock in Starkville. Tagovailoa finished 2-of-3 for 35 yards against Western Carolina with his first career touchdown.
2020[edit]
On May 15, 2020, Tagovailoa announced he would be transferring to the University of Maryland.
Personal life[edit]
Tagovailoa's older brother, Tua Tagovailoa, is a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. Taulia spent a year at Alabama as Tua's backup in 2019 before transferring to Maryland in 2020.[4][5]
After Tua's commitment to Alabama and early graduation from Saint Louis School, Tagovailoa moved with his family to Alabaster, Alabama.[4] Tagovailoa is a Christian.
Tagovailoa's cousins also play football. Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa plays defensive line at Notre Dame and Adam Amosa-Tagovailoa plays offensive line at Navy.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ player/taulia-tagovailoa-90519/ "Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland Terrapins, Dual-threat Quarterback" Check
|url=value (help). 247Sports. - ↑ "Taulia Tagovailoa". Umterps.com.
- ↑ "Taulia Tagovailoa". Umterps.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thomas, Ben (March 30, 2017). "Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa's brother set to enroll at Thompson High". AL.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Carroll, Charlotte (April 21, 2018). "Taulia Tagovailoa, Younger Brother of Tua, Commits to Alabama". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ↑ Hansen, Eric (November 17, 2017). "Faith and family drive Notre Dame DL Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa". NDInsider.com. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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