Tua Tagovailoa reportedly ruled out for the season
Terrible news to share from Alabama, Tua Tagovailoa is expected to miss the rest of the season.
If you missed it, the Alabama quarterback was injured against Mississippi State just before the halftime break. Two Bulldog defenders rolled up on the quarterback while rushing him during a pass attempt.
When Tagovailoa failed to get up off the field, Alabama’s training staff carted him off the field. The QB was then escorted out fo Davis-Wade Stadium by ambulance and flown back to Alabama by helicopter.
According to Aaron Suttles of The Athletic, Tagovailoa is out for the season.
Breaking News: Tua Tagovailoa is out for the season with a dislocated hip with a posterior wall fracture, a person with knowledge of the situation tells me.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) November 16, 2019
Here’s what Saban had to say about Tagavailoa’s injury as Alabama was heading back into the locker room for halftime.
“He hurt his hip, I don’t know anything else more than that,” Saban said. “They took him in to look at him. That was going to be his last series, we were going to do two-minute (offense) before the half with him, just for practice. Of course, we got to block them better so he doesn’t get sacked. Too bad.”
Just before the injury, backup quarterback Mac Jones had been warming up on the sidelines. Saban was asked about the decision to keep Tua in the game considering Jones had been warming up on the sidelines.
“We were going to put Mac in but we let Tua in just for practice,” Saban added. “I don’t worry about players getting hurt. Certainly don’t want to see anyone get hurt, especially him.”
Alabama has two games remaining in the season, with Western Carolina being the team’s opponent next weekend.
Hearing that with good rehab and a couple months time he will be able to play again. Glad it’s not career threatening
Everything I have read said it is. It all seems to depend on the blood supply, and if that was interrupted to that area. No way to know today. There are real career threatening issues at play here. Prayers to him for a full recovery.
Great competitor and guy, you hate to see that. Prayers for him and his family.
Sad to see this. I know it isn’t related to his ankle injury but I don’t think he needed the “practice running the 2 minute drill”.
Not considering most of Alabama’s drives this year have been about 2 minutes.
That sucks. One of the most humble, respectful and talented kids in the game. The good news is that his life is still going to be better than yours. He’s still a 1st round draft pick.
I wish Tua all the success in the world, but he is going to get hit harder in the NFL than he did today.
With a better oline you don’t get hit like that.
That may be career ending. Didn’t Bo Jackson have same sort injury.? Wow. I hope not but wife is RN and says people who suffer those injuries typically have a hard time doing anything physical with lower bodies.
I believe it is the same injury.
I was pretty impressed with Jones. He can certainly get them past Western Carolina and Auburn. Bowl season and playoffs are 6 weeks away. A lot can happen.
Bama lost the benefit of the doubt though. They definitely need a lot of two loss teams as conference winners.
Just one and from the looks early in the Oklahoma Baylor game we have a chance with Oklahoma being at 2 losses in their title game. If Bama beats Auburn with Jones they will get the nod over Oregon. That Minnesota loss was nice as well. Doesn’t matter though, I don’t think Mac Jones can beat LSU if they get another shot. Too bad Jalen didn’t hang around.
Pretty sure this is beyond bama’s chance at a playoff game. This kids career may be over and for what? Your 2019 playoff chances? While up 4 TD’s? Great call Saban. Now go defend this bama fans.
What are you crying about justadumba$$? He isn’t even talking a lot Tua. He is talking about Mac and Bama’s chances going forward…
Typical Tennessee dumba$$..
Read the headline of the article and read his comment! This is not about the playoff, it’s about Tua’s health. Grow up. Yeah, I’m the dimba$$…. Feel sorry for you.
I’m just hoping for an opposing players safety and I’m the dumb@$$? No, Tennessee dumbA$$? Yeah, ok…
You didn’t reply to the article you replied to a post…
Certainly? You’re delusional, Auburn’s D & Jordan Hare are salivating… Now if only Gus can call a halfway competent game.
He has a posterior hip dislocation. That was obvious from how he went down and the way he was laying on the field. It’s also the type of injury that occurs in conjunction with a pelvic fracture. These injuries are horrid. They happen in High velocity traumas like motorcycle accidents (as opposed to anterior hip dislocations which are much more common). This will threaten his career for sure. Prayers for the remarkable young man.
as someone who has treated them in my training, anterior hip dislocations are actually not that common(~10%). posterior are by far more common, and often come from a dashboard injury (the knee hits the dashboard which drives the thigh bone out the back of the hip)… it is very hard to dislocate anteriorly, usually requiring the back of the heel to be aiming for the back of the head (think ballet dancer)
either way any injury such as this is a very bad injury
Big blow to our season. I honestly don’t want to make the playoffs just to see us lose. I know we could still beat Auburn and make the playoff with some help, but it would be better for us to beat up on sometime like Michigan and regroup. We will still have at least a 10 win season, Roll Tide! God bless you Tua.
Big blow to your season? Wow. You and Nick think just a like. Mercenaries of college football.
Literally made an uncontroversial point on a FOOTBALL WEBSITE while wishing him the best of health but okay.
Your completely missing the big picture here and that is the problem. Especially when someone points it out to you. In this regard, you and Saban do think alike.
Okay boomer
Man that sucks. Hopefully he doesn’t have to deal with necrosis… I’m praying for the young man..
I am so sorry this happened to him, I wish him a speedy recovery…..
Why was he in the game?!
Because he was the starting QB and it was the second quarter?
Because Nick wants to win an NC at any cost? Yep.
If the pressure to win wasn’t amplified by a neurotic fanbase then maybe Tua wouldn’t be in this position.
And how much were you up? Are you seriously trying to defend Saban? This is a QB who just underwent surgery how long ago? And hes playing in while your team is up by how much?
Tua didn’t hurt Saban… His ankle was fine. It’s the second quarter and playing the starter to half time isn’t unheard of…
Trying to tie an ankle injury 3 weeks ago to a hip injury that is unrelated is just you reaching to point the Blame…
Saban didn’t hurt Tua *
You just don’t understand. He had surgery 3 weeks ago. It’s not just another player. He has already been injured. Your up 4 TD’s and he’s still in? Why is he still in or playing to begin with provided his past? Why?
Because he was healthy enough to play? He was cleared by doctors to play not Saban. Nobody outside the program and his family really knew the status of Tua’s ankle and if he had anymore issues other then it being sore….
Yet you and others who have no clue what’s going on with the situation is talking about how he shouldn’t play… Maybe the coach and doctors have a little more knowledge of the situation then random ran 101..
It’s terrible he got hurt.. It’s terrible he got hurt against Tennessee but you can’t predict an injury.
Look at the MSU player. He blew his knee out yesterday without being touched.
Has nothing to do with him being in the game…. Not really sure why people are questioning that. Hindsight is 20/20. These young men are playing a violent game. Violent things happen. It’s a tragedy for sure, but there is no reason Tua should have been out of the game. Some of you need to change your names to Mrs. Cleo and get an 800 number… Dang…
Wrong, NFL teams do healthy scratches all the time. Saban thinks he’s smarter than reality.One of the reasons he couldn’t win at the highest level.That, and picking Culpepper over Brees..
People need to stop saying this was “unrelated” to the ankle injury.
He obviously came down on his knee instead of doing what someone with a healthy ankle would have done, and support himself with his FOOT as he fell.
You should watch how he came down again… He did support himself with his foot as he went down but he went from his foot to his knee… He also had a defender on his back so the added wait went down on top of him….
People should stop trying to link the two together….
Weight*
People should stop rationalizing using an injured player to run up the score in an effort for style points for the playoff committee
It’s the second quarter or a game… Running up the score?
You should have stopped before you showed your true colors…
You’re a joke. I’m losing respect for Alabama fans by the minute.
Well I never had any respect for Tennessee fans. Seeing the reaction from Vol fans on this site after Tua got hurt in the Vols games and tonight just shows what trash fans you fools really are..
Are you serious? All I want is for him to come back healthy. He should not have even been in the game. Your coaches fault, not the UT fanbase. Who is the trash? You bama fans so greedy for a win you won’t stop at anything. But yeah ok, it’s our fault.
When you have UT fans cheering about Tua getting hurt at Tennessee you’re trash….
That took place here on SDS…
Thoughts and prayers for a full recovery Tua, you are the epitome of class.
Good luck to Tua. Praying God’s healing hands touch him and restore his health soon.
as someone who has treated these injuries back during my training, these can often times (but not always) be devastating injuries. two of the biggest factors as to if this is a career threatening injury are immediate and long term:
1)Immediate – time to reduction (putting the dislocated hip back where it needs to be). the longer the hip is out of socket, the higher chance of the ball of the socket dying and then subsequently needing for me to replace it (hip replacement) – my suspicion is that if it were out, the medical staff would have it reduced before leaving the hospital in order to minimize that risk
2)long term – what damage to the joint occurred. reports are that he had a fracture of the socket as well, which may require operative fixation. also, is there other damage than just the fracture – these are where the long term issues occur which often lead to arthritis later in life
the one positive thing is that he will have the best medical and rehab care available to anyone with this injury. but there’s no doubt this young man’s career has been permanently altered.
wish a classy individual the speediest of recoveries – Volnation is with you
I’m with you. I truly hope he comes back 100%.
Very sad for a great player and a outstanding person. Prayers for Tua
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Hope it’s not a career ending injury. I quit watching the nfl a few years ago, but would still enjoy hearing about his success playing on Sundays and Mondays and Thursdays!
Prayers For Tua. I hate that for him he’s a good player I’m sure everything will be ok.
Really hate it for him. Great player and by all accounts a great kid. Get well soon young un.
That’s the Bo Jackson injury. That’s will most likely be his last game. He will be lucky to avoid hip replacement later in life. God Speed Tua.
As someone said before, it all depends on whether or not the blood supply to the bone (which is tenuous under normal conditions)is interrupted. If it is, then it will be the same as Bo’s injury. I sure hope it isn’t that bad. He is a great player and seems to be an even better person.