Next stop for Taulia Tagovailoa after entering the transfer portal

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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COLLEGE PARK, MD – OCTOBER 19: Head Coach Michael Locksley of the Maryland Terrapins leads the team onto the field before the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Maryland Stadium on October 19, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD – OCTOBER 19: Head Coach Michael Locksley of the Maryland Terrapins leads the team onto the field before the game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Maryland Stadium on October 19, 2019 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)

Maryland Terrapins

They say that connections mean everything. If Mike Locksley plays his cards right, he may just experience this first-hand.

In 2018, Locksley served as the offensive coordinator under Nick Saban at Alabama. And his greatest attribution to the Crimson Tide wasn’t his pristine play calling, but rather his ability to recruit.

Locksley played a major role in signing Tua Tagovailoa to Alabama in April of 2018.

There’s certainly a connection, and after watching the success that his brother accomplished, it’s easy to see why Taulia would like to play at Maryland under Locksley.

If the Tagovailoa family trusted Locksley with their firstborn son, why wouldn’t they trust him with their second?

The Terrapins currently have two quarterbacks that will fight for the starting position in 2020, but Tagovailoa will likely surpass both to claim the spot if he decides to do so.