Taulia Tagovailoa ends time with Alabama Football, enters transfer portal

Exiting the Alabama Football program the same year as his brother Tua, quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has entered the transfer portal.

Following in his brother’s footsteps, quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa committed to the University of Alabama, and now they both leave the Crimson Tide together as well. While Tua Tagovailoa was selected with the fifth pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, Taulia has now entered the transfer portal after just one season in Tuscaloosa.

With Mac Jones presumably taking the reigns this year (and potentially next) after filling in for the injured Tua in 2019, and with incoming recruit in Bryce Young, Taulia seems to be a bit displaced on the Crimson Tide depth chart. He is still in the early stages of his re-recruitment process, but one has to wonder if a former school who pursued him a year ago could be back in the market.

Could he take another look at schools such as Florida Atlantic, Syracuse, Oklahoma State, or Tennessee (previously offered him according to 247 Sports)? Or could Taulia Tagovailoa opt to return home to the island of Hawai’i and replace Cole McDonald for the Warriors?

There have been rumors he could head to the state of Florida, linked to both Florida Atlantic and Florida International early in the offseason. One would think that Taulia would make his decision rather quickly with summer training camp right around the corner, needing to get as much of a head start as possible.

The Crimson Tide will have to cope without a Tagovailoa on their campus for the first time in four years as both Tua and now Taulia are both out the doors. Keeping a close eye on Taulia Tagovailoa, it will be interesting to see where the brother of the new Miami Dolphins’ quarterback will land in 2020.