Taulia Tagovailoa is the younger brother of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. By the time Tua Tagovailoa steps on the field for the first time as an NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, the hardest part of his journey may well have already passed.

Alabama quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (5) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) AP

There’s more good news for fans of Tua Tagovailoa as his brother, Taulia Tagovailoa, has committed to Alabama for 2019.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. >> Tua Tagovailoa is moving to his new hometown.

Taulia Tagovailoa, a backup quarterback at Alabama behind star brother Tua Tagovailoa, is transferring to Maryland.

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Miami Dolphins' doctors and trainers were finally able to directly work with rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is recovering from a November hip injury, at the team's Davie facility.

A 5-foot-11, 208-pound quarterback, Tagovailoa finished 9-of-12 for 100 yards in five games played at Alabama during the 2019 season, where the Crimson Tide went 11-2 and won the Citrus Bowl over Michigan. Rivals rated Taulia … But after Tua who was drafted by the Miami Dolphins as the 5th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft, many speculated that Taulia would choose to transfer, especially given the talented depth at the quarterback position at Alabama.

Taulia Tagovailoa (5) QB - Freshman (2019) Added depth at the quarterback position ... finished 9-of-12 for 100 yards in his five games of action ... added one Taulia Tagovailoa (5) QB - Freshman (2019) Added depth at the quarterback position ... finished 9-of-12 Taulia, the younger brother of Alabama star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa had hoped to follow in his brother’s footsteps.

Former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw on the run in a game against Mississippi on Sept. 28.
Tua Tagovailoa's path back from a significant hip injury to the playing field has yet to be completed, but as has been the case for months now, he's ahead of expectation. Alabama quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa (5) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) AP

Thank you to my Pastors & … Such can only be the case when a talent faces seemingly insurmountable adversity — which is exactly what was cast into Tagovailoa’s lap with his devastating hip injury from last November. Just days after the college football world learned that Taulia Tagovailoa — the younger brother of No. — Taulia Tagovailoa (@tauliaa12) May 15, 2020. AL.com and the Tuscaloosa News reported Friday that the younger brother of former Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has entered the NCAA's transfer portal.

On Wednesday, the Crimson Tide confirmed the signing of Taulia Tagovailoa, the younger brother of current Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. And because of that, Mac Jones is expected to start for Alabama against the Razorbacks, but Saban also said earlier this week that Tua’s younger brother, freshman Taulia Tagovailoa… Taulia Tagovailoa is leaving Alabama.