TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Less than a week after having hip surgery, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa returned to Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday and said that being back with his Tide teammates "means everything."
Tagovailoa was greeted with a hearty applause from fans during the Tide's home game against Western Carolina. He entered the field on a golf cart, which is where ESPN sideline reporter Lauren Sisler spoke to him during the first quarter.
Tagovailoa thanked his parents and fans for their support after he dislocated his hip and fractured the posterior wall against Mississippi State last Saturday.