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Alabama Crimson Tide: Tua Tagovailoa’s Season Ended With Dislocated Hip

Alabama’s quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa is out for the rest of the season as he has dislocated his hip in the 38-7 win over Mississippi, ESPN reports.

Medical officials have determined that Tagovailoa has dislocated his hip, but are still working to determine if he also suffered a fracture.

Tagovailoa was injured with three minutes remaining before halftime when he was brought down by two Bulldogs defenders while rolling to his left on a third-down play, per source.

He suffered a bloody nose and couldn’t put pressure on his right leg when he was helped up by trainers. He was carted off from the field and eventually airlifted back to Birmingham for CAT scans and MRIs, per source.

ESPN’s Molly McGrath says that Tagovailoa was carried off the field, screaming in agony. Head coach Nick Saban claimed that Tagovailoa was on his last drive of the game to practice a two-minute drill.

“That was going to be his last series, we were going to do two-minute before the half was over just for practice. First, we’ve got to block them better so he doesn’t get sacked. It’s too bad.”

Tagovailoa was having a fantastic game as he finished with being 14-for-18 with 256 yards, and two touchdowns. Saban claimed that they had considered putting in the backup quarterback, Mac Jones, to finish the play.

Tagovailoa is certainly a top contender for the Heisman trophy, and also going to be among the top ten in next year’s NFL draft. As of now, the star quarterback is out for the rest of the season as he has suffered a severe injury.

Thanks for reading! Tristan is a Writer for Playmaker HQ who covers all sports. You can follow him on Instagram @TristanMeltonHQ. Stay tuned for future articles.

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