Alabama sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa tries to break free from an Arkansas defender during last Saturday’s game in Fayetteville.Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy and the nation’s leader in passing efficiency, is dealing with an injury this week.
The injury is not expected to keep him off the field Saturday night when the No. 1 Crimson Tide (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) host Missouri (3-2, 0-2) at homecoming.
“Tua has taken every rep in practice,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said Wednesday evening in a news conference. “He does have a sprained knee, and we did put a knee brace on him just to kind of protect him, but he’s been able to do all the work in the practices, so that’s not an issue.”
The Tide practiced for two hours Wednesday in full pads, their second full-pads workout of the week.
Tagovailoa apparently suffered the setback during last Saturday’s 65-31 win at Arkansas, where the 6-foot-1, 218-pound sophomore threw for 334 yards on just 10-of-13 passing.