🏈 Heisman Film Room: Tua Tagovailoa is a star in the making

[TerryP]

A fairly good read on Tua and the offense:

We're used to Alabama's running backs winning or competing for the Heisman. It often appears the voters hand the thing out as a kind of team award - "You guys were dominant, so here's a trophy for the figurehead on offense."​

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This year will be different. Finally, Nick Saban has a quarterback with genuine Heisman aspirations (feel free to groan).​

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Tua Tagovailoa enters as a heavy favorite to make it to New York after his performance in the national title game made him a household name.​

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The only thing holding him back: a quarterback competition. The new redshirt rule and Jalen Hurts' 24-2 career record give the veteran quarterback an outside shot of reclaiming his spot from the young pup.​

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Alabama shouldn't give it to him.​

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Tagovailoa stepped in against a snarling, fire-breathing Georgia defense on the grandest college stage of all and more than held his own. Freshmen don't marshal come-from-behind victories while coming off the bench against a top-10 defense with NFL-caliber speed. What he did was bonkers, really.​

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His performance wasn't perfect, but it was pretty damn impressive for a guy just trying to find his bearings.​

Heisman Film Room: Tua Tagovailoa is a star in the making

 

[planomateo]

Alabama shouldn't give it to him.

I couldn't agree more.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I am so glad GameDay is near for all the talk regarding the QB position has grown old. I look forward to seeing #13 play vs The Birds. I also hope #2 is All In for The Tide and of so Bama should be in good shape for 2018..........if the defense can grow into a solid unit.

JMO but I believe the bigger question for this team is the PK,Punter,and whether Tosh can have success as the DC. We'll see.

 

[planomateo]

JMO but I believe the bigger question for this team is the PK,Punter,and whether Tosh can have success as the DC. We'll see.

Something I've been wondering, does Locksley call the game from the field?

 

[UAgrad93]

JMO but I believe the bigger question for this team is the PK,Punter,and whether Tosh can have success as the DC. We'll see.

Something I've been wondering, does Locksley call the game from the field?

He was in the press box for the last scrimmage.

 

[Max]

JMO but I believe the bigger question for this team is the PK,Punter,and whether Tosh can have success as the DC. We'll see.

Something I've been wondering, does Locksley call the game from the field?

He was in the press box for the last scrimmage.

There were two other coaches calling the plays though, right? Or was it one for the 1's and the same for the 2's?

 

[mando]

The QB coach could be on the sidelines which would allow Locksley to call the plays from the press box.

 

[UAgrad93]

@12gage and @mando, I believe Enos was on the sidelines.

 

[Bamabww]

Good read @TerryP, thanks.