Early Sunday morning Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa underwent surgery on his right ankle just one day after the team’s game with Tennessee. The injury originally occurred during the second quarter where he suffered a high ankle sprain when getting tackled from his lower body.
Nick Saban and Alabama released a statement on the injury to Tagovailoa.
“Tua Tagovailoa suffered a high ankle sprain last night against Tennessee. Out physicians performed a successful tight-rope procedure on his right ankle this morning. This is the same injury but the opposite ankle that Tua injured last season. Tua will miss next week’s game against Arkansas, but we expect a full speedy recovery.