Taulia Tagovailoa apparently has decided not to follow in older brother Tua Tagovailoa’s footsteps in Tuscaloosa.
The younger Tagovailoa entered the NCAA transfer portal Friday, with AL.com the first to report his decision. The 5-foot-11, 208-pounder played in five games last season as an Alabama freshman, completing nine of 12 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.
The Crimson Tide were hours away from their first spring practice March 13, when it was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Redshirt junior Mac Jones was expected to begin spring getting first-team reps, with Tagovailoa expected to battle five-star freshman and early enrollee Bryce Young.
The Tagovailoa family moved from Hawaii to Alabama in order to watch Tua’s games, with Taulia finishing up his prep career at Thompson in the Birmingham suburb of Alabaster. He was a four-star prospect in the 2019 signing class and the No. 5 pro-style quarterback in the 247Sports.com composite rankings.
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