Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has opted out of playing in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30 against Auburn, Coach Michael Locksley announced Tuesday afternoon, leaving the Terrapins without their record-setting four-year starter, who is turning his attention to the NFL draft.
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Tagovailoa is the Big Ten leader with 11,256 career passing yards, also the most in Maryland history, and holds a slew of other program records, including total offense (11,473), passing touchdowns (76), touchdowns responsible for (89), completion percentage (67.1) and passing efficiency (145.