Video emerges of Tua Tagovailoa getting into ambulance outside Bryant-Denny Stadium
Some bad news for Alabama fans regarding the health of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa may have gotten worse.
A video shot by an Alabama fan outside of Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa appears to show the Alabama junior entering an ambulance and taken away from the stadium for further evaluation. During the 2nd quarter of the Tide’s game against Tennessee, Tagovailoa sustained what appeared to be a lower leg injury during a tackle by Volunteers defensive lineman Greg Emerson.
Tua getting into an ambulance @barstoolsports pic.twitter.com/KU5r8iqUW4
— Maybe Next Year (@AlexHenderson17) October 20, 2019
Tagovailoa appeared to be entering the ambulance with little help, but the sight still isn’t a good one for Tide fans, especially considering the way he had been playing up to that point. Not only was he a potential Heisman Trophy candidate, but his numbers just past the midway point of the season were trending as well as they had in 2018.
The Athletic’s Aaron Suttles confirms that Tagovailoa isn’t at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Tua Tagovailoa is no longer at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) October 20, 2019
ESPN’s Molly McGrath also reported that Tagovailoa left in the ambulance and later returned to the locker room.
Mac Jones, a redshirt sophomore from Jacksonville, Fla., stepped in for Tagovailoa. He entered the game at 14-of-21 for 165 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception in 5 appearances this year.
Hopefully it’s just a precaution to get him checked out…
Without Tua, Bama loses to LSU and maybe the barn.
I hope he’s going to be alright. He’s the nucleus of the offense for us, and we won’t be able to overcome stiff challenges from good competition without him. Especially with all of our defensive injuries.
I’m hearing high ankle sprain… Of course nothing official yet…
I loved all the coverage of the high ankle sprain. Wasn’t there another starting QB in that game who suffered his second brain injury in two weeks? Oh yeah, he doesn’t play for Bama.
At least he has a “bye” week to rest up.