Before signing Tua Tagovailoa in 2017, having a quarterback to manage situations in the game was all Alabama needed to win national championships. It was not dire for the Crimson Tide to have someone special; however, Tagovailoa presented it with something it never had before.
After helping the team win a national championship as a freshman, he navigated the offense to averaging 45.6 points per game in 2018. Tagovailoa engineered 10 games of at least 40 points – including six 50-point contests and two 60-point matchups. Fans of the Tide weren’t used to the program scoring so rapidly and efficiently, and it changed the perception of Alabama football.