At the end of his press conference Monday morning, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left the Crimson Tide faithful with a quote from one of his favorite country artists, Tim McGraw.
“I’d like to leave you all with this, from one of my favorite Tim McGraw songs: ‘When you get where you’re going, don’t forget, turn back around and have the next one in line always stay humble and kind,'” said Tagovailoa.
The touching lyrics were a nice send off to one of the best quarterbacks to come through the university as Tagovailoa announced he will not return for his senior season and is set to enter the 2020 NFL Draft.
Even McGraw himself saw Tagovailoa’s statement and had his own words for the quarterback and was inspired by his spirit.
Excited to see where you land in the @NFL…inspired by your spirit @Tuaamann #stayhumbleandkind @LoriMcKennaMA
📹 – @WVTM13 pic.twitter.com/InPnXenv2B— Tim McGraw (@TheTimMcGraw) January 6, 2020
At the end of his career at Alabama, Tagovailoa’s name is written all throughout the school’s record books.
He has thrown for the third-most passing yards in school history with 7,422 yards, has the fourth most completions with 474, and is the all-time leader in completion percentage with 69.3, total touchdowns with 87 and has thrown for the most touchdowns in a single season with 43.
Tagovailoa is currently rated as the second-best quarterback according to ESPN analyst Mel Kiper and is also ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect in the draft.
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Patrick Dowd is a Reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via Pat_Dowd77
