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Tua Tagovailoa’s parents, Galu and Diane Tagovailoa, issued a heartfelt statement full of appreciation and gratitude.
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Just days after their son suffered a season ending injury, Tua Tagovailoa’s parents, Galu and Diane Tagovailoa, issued a heartfelt statement full of appreciation and gratitude for everyone’s prayers, support, and love.
Love y’all 🙏❤️🤙💪 pic.twitter.com/ovBtxT5nZD
— The Tagovailoa's (@dtagovailoa) November 19, 2019
Tagovailoa, who suffered a dislocated hip during Saturday’s game against Mississippi State, is expected to make a full recovery.
Alabama’s team orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Lyle Cain issued this statement regarding Tagovailoa’s status, “The procedure went as planned, and he is resting comfortably. Tua’s prognosis is excellent, and we expect him to make a full recovery.”
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Former Alabama star receiver, Calvin Ridley, scored his fifth touchdown of the year in the Atlanta Falcons contest against the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons beat the Panthers with a final score of 29-3 to improve their record to 3-7 on the season. …
Former Alabama star receiver, Calvin Ridley, scored his fifth touchdown of the year in the Atlanta Falcons contest against the Carolina Panthers.
The Falcons beat the Panthers with a final score of 29-3 to improve their record to 3-7 on the season.
Matt Ryan found Ridley in the back corner of the endzone to increase the lead to 26-0.
.@CalvinRidley1 finds the end zone for the 5th time this season! pic.twitter.com/4XPpsINIaN
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) November 17, 2019
In the game, Ridley reeled in eight receptions for an impressive 143 yards and the lone touchdown.
Ridley has been the main contributor to this Falcons offense, that has had a rough time getting off the ground. If his production can stay this high, who knows where the future of the Falcons may lie.
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Alabama could be losing a member of its 2019 recruiting class in DB Scooby Carter, who announced he’d be entering the transfer portal.
Alabama could lose one of the key members in its 2019 recruiting class, as true freshman defensive back Scooby Carter announced via his Twitter account that he would be entering the transfer portal.
That news, of course, was announced on Monday night.
I will be entering the transfer portal. pic.twitter.com/M14wqTVBHT
— S͓̽c͓̽o͓̽o͓̽b͓̽y͓̽ (@jcarter2133) November 18, 2019
The 6-foot, 186-pound corner was a top 100 prospect coming out of Mansfield Legacy High School in Mansfield (Tex.). According to the 247Sports composite rankings, Carter was rated as the No. 91 overall player, No. 9 cornerback and No. 15 player from the state of Texas.
Gabe Brooks with 247Sports had described him as a “long, lean and very athletic prospect who projects as a true cornerback at the high-major level.”
Unfortunately for Carter, Alabama had a lot of veteran leadership returning at cornerback with Trevon Diggs, Patrick Surtain II, Shyheim Carter, Josh Jobe and Jalyn Armour-Davis all still ahead of him on the depth chart.
Hopefully, Carter is able to land somewhere that will be able to give him the opportunity to see the field, whether that is in 2020 or beyond.
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Georgia Bulldogs recruiting target Jordan Burch set his commitment date. UGA, Clemson, Bama, LSU, and South Carolina are his top five.
Jordan Burch, the second-ranked recruit in the country, announced his commitment date today via Twitter. Burch is a five-star prospect, who has been heavily recruited by Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs.
Burch is an athletic defensive-end with a solid build. He also plays basketball and is from Columbia, South Carolina. He plays high school football at Hammond School.
Burch’s commitment is still a month away:
I’ll be committing on December 19th✍🏽🙏🏽
— Jordan Burch (@JordanB1505) November 18, 2019
In Burch’s top schools are: LSU, Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, and South Carolina. He’s projected to join the stacked Clemson Tigers class of 2020. Burch officially visited Georgia in May.
Burch would be an elite addition to Georgia’s talented class of 2020. The Dawgs are still seeking around 8-9 more commitments in their top ten ranked recruiting class.
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Keon Ambrose-Hylton, one of the top prep basketball prospects out of Canada, became Alabama’s first commitment in the Class of 2020 when he picked the Crimson Tide ahead of North Carolina State and others.
It took Alabama a little while to break through with the 2020 basketball recruiting class. When the Crimson Tide finally did strike Sunday, the new member of their class resonated.
Four-star forward Keon Ambrose-Hylton, one of the top prospects in Canada at Toronto’s Andrews Osborne Academy, committed to Alabama from among a final five that also included North Carolina State, USC, Arkansas and Dayton. The Tide stuck out from that list because of the commitment they made to recruiting Ambrose-Hylton and building a genuine relationship with him, per the guard.
“Coach Bryan [Hodgson] is a great guy,” Ambrose-Hylton told 247Sports. “When he first came to the gym he was looking at Charles [Bediako] and then he saw me play and offered me immediately. Since then it’s been a real relationship.”
“They’ve been to a lot of my games and I enjoyed my visit with them. I enjoy the coaching staff a lot, hanging out laughing and not just about basketball, I just have a great time being there.”
Another key factor that drew Ambrose-Hylton to Alabama? His hopeful transition to guard in college. While the Canadian currently plays predominantly as a power forward, he said the Crimson Tide coaching staff presented him with a plan to transition his skills into a more guard-focused package.
Success there could pave the way to the next level, which made Ambrose-Hylton’s decision far easier.
“They said how they see my game thoroughly and see my numbers and think they can develop me into a guard,” Ambrose-Hylton told 247Sports. “They really love the way I play. Their playing style really fits me and what I can become.”
It was reported last night that Alabama’s star quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, would be transported from Birmingham to Houston in order to undergo surgery on his hip. Tagovailoa suffered a dislocated hip as well as a posterior wall fracture, an injury …
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It was reported last night that Alabama’s star quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, would be transported from Birmingham to Houston in order to undergo surgery on his hip.
Tagovailoa suffered a dislocated hip as well as a posterior wall fracture, an injury that will sit him out for the rest of the 2019 college football season and possibly more.
The University of Alabama released a statement from Dr. Lyle Cain, the doctor who performed the procedure, on Monday following Tagovailoa’s surgery.
Post surgery update on Tua Tagovailoa pic.twitter.com/m8EFUKxLID
— Cecil Hurt (@CecilHurt) November 18, 2019
As Dr. Cain said in the statement, Tagovailoa will spend the next few days in Houston before returning to Tuscaloosa to begin the rehabilitation process.
This has been an expedited process, as the injury took place Saturday afternoon and he is now already on his way to recovering.
Roll Tide Wire will post any and all updates on Tagovailoa’s recovery process, as well as any news surrounding this topic.
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Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had successful surgery to repair a scary hip injury that will end his 2019 season
A terrible situation for one of the nation’s top prospects continues to bring positive developments.
After suffering a scary, season-ending hip injury in Saturday’s loss to Mississippi State, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa appears to be in a best-case scenario.
The Crimson Tide’s star player underwent successful hip surgery in Houston on Monday morning, and an official statement from the school says that Tagovailoa’s prognosis is “excellent,” and that a full recovery is expected (via Fox 6’s Kelvin Reynolds):
University of Alabama Athletic Department issues statement Tua Tagovailoa surgery pic.twitter.com/x1UvDmJYtQ
— Kelvin Reynolds (@Fox6Kelvin) November 18, 2019
Widely regarded as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, Tagovailoa will miss the rest of the 2019 season. Though he still has eligibility remaining and could return to Alabama for the 2020 season, most expect him to declare for the 2020 draft.
Tagovailoa was tackled awkwardly by multiple MSU defenders in the second quarter Saturday, with many questioning why Tagovailoa was still in the game, considering the Tide were up 35-7 at the time. He was just weeks removed from surgery to repair an ankle injury.
Tagovailoa’s draft stock and long-term prognosis appear to be in good shape following this news, and here’s hoping he indeed makes a complete recovery and can return to full strength both on and off the field.
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Former Alabama Heisman-winning running back Mark Ingram has been a very strong presence in the Baltimore Ravens backfield, and he continued to shine in the team’s 7 – 41 win over the Houston Texans. Overall, Ingram had 13 carries for 48 yards on the …
Former Alabama Heisman-winning running back Mark Ingram has been a very strong presence in the Baltimore Ravens backfield, and he continued to shine in the team’s 7 – 41 win over the Houston Texans.
Overall, Ingram had 13 carries for 48 yards on the ground, and three receptions for 37 yards and two touchdowns.
Ingram’s first touchdown of the day was this 25-yard pass that ended with a smooth celebration in the endzone.
Mark Ingram with the smooth transition into the celly @markingram21 pic.twitter.com/qXA5NNPGRO
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) November 17, 2019
His second touchdown didn’t come without some display of strength.
This 12-yard touchdown pass to Ingram probably should have been stopped well short of even the first down, but he had his eyes set on the endzone.
MARK INGRAM HIT THE BRAKES🚗#HOUvsBAL
(Via @NFL)
pic.twitter.com/8nF3RZyldg— PFF (@PFF) November 17, 2019
This touchdown helped put the nail in the coffin to secure the Ravens win to improve their record to 8-3.
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Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was greeted by familiar faces in his hospital room in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday.
On Sunday, a day after enduring a season ending injury, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was greeted by familiar faces in his hospital room in Birmingham, Alabama.
Seeing this makes me heart so happy. #RollTide @Tuaamann pic.twitter.com/h9sIaHACRj
— Hannah Stephens † (@TheHannahSShow) November 18, 2019
Many of this current teammates showed up to visit him and encourage Tagovailoa, as he heads to Houston for hip surgery. It not only encouraged Tagovailoa, it also encouraged his teammates who came to see him, who saw their QB1 in sweet spirits, and a smile on his face.
Tagovailoa, who is from Hawaii, captioned his instagram posts with:
Ohana means FAMILY, and FAMILY means no one gets left behind…
This sentiment from his teammates proves that it’s more than a game. It’s a brotherhood. It’s a group of guys who come from different backgrounds, but when you have a common goal and dream, become a family. And family means no one gets left behind.
