Did Tua Tagovailoa Win the Heisman Trophy?

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In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa plays in an NCAA football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tagovailoa is a likely first round pick in the NFL Draft Thursday, April 23, 2020.
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Jun 26, 2024, 3:50 PM

No, Tua Tagaovailoa never won the Heisman Trophy. In 2018, as the quarterback at Alabama, he finished second in the voting behind Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray.

That season, Tagovailoa threw for 3,966 yards and 43 touchdowns to six interceptions. 

While that wasn’t good enough to win the Heisman, he did win the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award. He was also a consensus All-American, first-team All-SEC, and the Sporting News College Football Player of the Year. 

Alabama lost to Clemson 44-16 in the national championship game.

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.