Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Taulia Tagovailoa, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, is heading to the NFL after his efforts to play a sixth collegiate season didn’t pan out.
Tagovailoa, who played four of his five college seasons at the University of Maryland, had his waiver request to play a sixth year of college ball denied, according to multiple reports.
He had hoped to enter the transfer portal, skipping the Terrapins’ bowl game with the possibility of being healthy to join another team for one more season. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Taulia Tagovailoa #3 of the Maryland Terrapins drops back to pass against the Penn State Nittany Lions at SECU Stadium on November 04, 2023 in College Park, Maryland. (G Fiume/Getty Images) Tagovailoa’s petition led with the fact he played only five games as a freshman at the University of Alabama, his older brother’s alma mater.
However, football players are allowed to make an appearance in up to four games while keeping a redshirt. Tua hurt his hip during that season in 2019, and two of Taulia’s five appearances came after the injury, including the game it happened — a blowout against Mississippi State. REGGIE BUSH CLAIMS NICK SABAN ‘CAN’T HANDLE' LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: ‘NIL RAN HIM AWAY’ ESPN reported that Nick Saban, who just retired as Alabama’s head coach, supported Taulia’s waiver.