Taulia Tagovailoa made his first comments since watching his brother, Tua, get carted off the field on Thursday night
He was with family members who live in Virginia while watching the game, and said Tuesday that it was difficult to get his mind off of what occurred. He texted his mother each hour, wanting to know how Tua was.
Maryland played Michigan State on Saturday, but Taulia said, “Friday, I didn’t want to play the game.” By Friday night, that had changed after Taulia was finally able to speak with Tua on Friday night. “I really just wanted to go there and just spend time with my family, hug them and stuff like that,” Taulia said. “But he told me he’s a big fan of us, and he’d rather watch me play on Saturday. … After that phone call, I was happy and getting back to my normal routine.”reporters Saturday, “Right after dinner [Friday] night was the first time in probably 24 hours that I saw his energy.
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