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Next stop for Taulia Tagovailoa after entering the transfer portal

By Ty Butler

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 14: Taulia Tagovailoa #5 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up before their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 14: Taulia Tagovailoa #5 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up before their game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 14, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 23: Head Coach Butch Davis of the FIU Golden Panthers celebrates after the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Marlins Park on November 23, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 23: Head Coach Butch Davis of the FIU Golden Panthers celebrates after the game against the Miami Hurricanes at Marlins Park on November 23, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

Florida International

Butch Davis inherited a disaster when taking over at Florida International in 2016. And for the past few seasons, the Panthers have been playing catch-up to their in-state rival Florida Atlantic. Just last season, Davis finished 6-7 after struggling through most of the year.

It’s true that selling Taulia on a mediocre team will be tough, but what makes the Panthers so appealing is not their record, but instead it is the obvious vacancy at the quarterback position.

The 2020 draft collected the Panthers’ James Morgan, who managed to throw for over 2,500 yards in his final year at Florida International.

Sure, FIU is a tough pitch, but Butch Davis proved that he can develop a quarterback and subsequently send him to the NFL.

I can imagine that Tagovailoa took note of this while searching for his next destination.

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