TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tua Tagovailoa has gone viral again. It has been 10 months since he won a national championship with a walk-off touchdown pass, and many touchdowns later he sits in the Alabama football facility wearing a school beanie and headphones. His diamond earrings glimmer under the office lighting.
The news is unexpected and delivered by teammate Quinnen Williams. Williams, perhaps the nation's most disruptive defensive player, hands his phone to Tagovailoa, perhaps the nation's most productive offensive player. Together they watch the grainy footage of Tagovailoa taking snaps in the pouring rain by himself—video taken from an apartment or construction site that overlooks the team's practice facility.