Never satisfied: Tua Tagovailoa tells story about how upset Nick Saban was after winning title
By Adam Spencer
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Tua Tagovailoa became an Alabama legend at the end of the 2017 season, when he stepped in at halftime and led the Tide to a come-from-behind win over Georgia in the national title game.
However, before he made the famous 2nd-and-26 pass to DeVonta Smith, Tagovailoa took a big sack, and coach Nick Saban wasn’t happy.
In fact, as you can see in the video below, Tagovailoa said Saban still wasn’t happy even after the Tide won:
“When we got into the locker room when everything settled down, he was still the same coach,” Tagovailoa said. “He pulled me to the side like ‘what were you thinking taking a sack?’ Being who he is… he pulled me to the side and said, you know, ‘why did you take the sack?’ And I thought it was a good time to joke with him – I mean, we won the national championship. So I told him ‘well we needed more room to throw the ball, coach.’
“He looked at me, and like, I was laughing. He’s like ‘that’s not funny.’ I mean, I didn’t know what else to do in that situation. I was like ‘OK, I’m sorry coach.’ So I shook his hand and he just moved on.”
Lesson learned — don’t joke with Saban after making a mistake.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
