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    Hawaiian Air: Tua Tagovailoa
    Hawaiian Air: Tua Tagovailoa
    Hawaiian Air: Tua Tagovailoa
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    Hawaiian Air: Tua Tagovailoa

    By Matt Zeigler

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    Hawaiian Air explores the ongoing exploits of quarterback phenom Tua Tagovailoa from the tropical gridirons of Honolulu to the biggest stage of college football. Destin for greatness by his grandfather’s prophecy, Tua developed within a football-obsessed culture that revolutionized the game with innovative offense. With dual-attack control of a Run & Shoot offense, Tua was an unstoppable force that unleashed laser-guided spirals to receivers anywhere on the field! Once under pressure, scrambling Tua made tacklers at any level of the defense miss with his quickness, speed and power. And when Hawaii’s passing king joined forces with Alabama, the king of college football, the stage was set for Tua Man to shock the world!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatt Zeigler
    Release dateFeb 24, 2018
    ISBN9781370589326
    Hawaiian Air: Tua Tagovailoa
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    Matt Zeigler

    Former Marine Matt Zeigler worked eight years as a writer and photojournalist in the newspaper industry before embarking on an author's path. During the 1990s he traveled extensively throughout the Southeast covering the greatest athletes of American sports. Zeigler, a 1993 graduate of Troy University, has also published College Football Schemes and Techniques; Wild Alabama; Wild Alabama: Winter Haven; Wild Alabama: The American Robin; Sports Shooter: A Photographer's Story; and 1990s NFL Flashback.

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      Hawaiian Air - Matt Zeigler

      Low Tide

      After two quarters of smashmouth football on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium, it was a rough night in Georgia for the Alabama Crimson Tide. A 13-0 halftime deficit to the Georgia Bulldogs wasn’t insurmountable in most situations, but this clash of SEC wills was a different ballgame altogether. At stake between the lines was the College Football Playoff Championship. Outside the lines, personal grudges, infighting, a medical emergency, and controversy thrived before the on-field brawl would be settled.

      Alabama was competing in its third consecutive CFP Championship game, where it beat Clemson 45-40 in 2016, but suffered an epic 35-31 loss a year later. In the 2017 setback, the Tide’s lack of third-down efficiency enabled Clemson to run 99 plays that eventually wore-down ‘Bama’s heralded defense. And the downward trend was continuing in the first half of the 2018 title clash: Georgia ran 47 plays during the initial twenty minutes of play alone.

      Alabama head coach Nick Saban had managed a growing quarterback controversy throughout the season. Whenever starter Jalen Hurts struggled, fans demanded to see freshman phenom Tuanigamanuolepola Tagovailoa take the field to replace him. Better known as Tua, his 5-star recruit rating and dynamic passing in the spring and regular season created the much-dreaded QB controversy.

      The demand for Tua peaked when Hurts was not converting third downs effectively with his passing in the first half against Georgia, similar to his previous championship-game performance against Clemson in 2017. Alabama only converted one-of-six third downs in the first half of play, amassing just 94 total yards from twenty-four plays. About a third of the total came from a 31-yard run by Hurts. The 2016 SEC Offensive Player of the Year was struggling with accuracy or opting to run too early, which was also a trend.

      Hurts overthrew a wide-open Calvin Ridley, the Tide’s All-American receiver, for a highly-probable 17-yard TD during the opening quarter. He then misfired further and finished the half an unacceptable 3-of-8 for 21 yards. Furthermore, during the latter stage of the season in November, and a 24-6 win versus Clemson to open the 2018 CFP, Hurts and the offense also struggled to consistently move the ball by converting third downs.

      After winning the competition against Tua to keep his starting job, Hurts did not improve as a passer his sophomore year. As a freshman, he completed 240-of-382 attempts (62.8 percent) for 2,780 yards, 23 touchdowns and nine interceptions. Entering the championship game, Hurts’ production had dropped to 151-of-246 (60 percent) for 2,060 yards and 17 touchdowns, with one interception in 14 starts.

      When confronted with elite defenses in the CFP as a freshman and sophomore, Hurts was even more ineffective as a passer. Against Washington as a freshman in the semifinals he was only 7-of-14 for just 57 yards, which were season lows. The Houston native was then 13-of-31 for 131 yards and a touchdown versus Clemson in the title game loss that followed. And despite being named Offensive MVP of the 24-6 win over Clemson in the 2018 CFP semifinals, Hurts was 16-of-24 with two scores but totaled only 120 yards.

      A lack of production in Alabama’s passing game in recent playoff games can possibly be linked to a high turnover rate at offensive coordinator. Hurts was guided as a freshman, except the title game versus Clemson, by Lane Kiffin. But Kiffin departed to become head coach at Florida Atlantic after the semifinal win. Steve Sarkisian, already on staff as an analyst, then coordinated Alabama’s offense in the championship-game loss to Clemson, but departed afterwards to be OC of the Atlanta Falcons. Brian Daboll, an NFL assistant with New England, was next and became Alabama’s OC for the 2017 campaign.

      Saban, winner of five national titles overall, including four since 2009 at Alabama, is a defensive mastermind that had primarily utilized a ‘game manger’ type of QB at UA. Great defense, an outstanding running game (two Heisman Trophy winners), efficient passing and solid special teams are the foundation of Saban’s success. Alabama didn’t require a prolific passer that could throw for 300 yards and three or four touchdowns on a regular basis to win championships. If the quarterback didn’t commit turnovers, converted third downs efficiently, and possessed big-play capability, the Tide usually rolled. Even without a consistent ability for high passing-game production, Hurts was 25-2 as Alabama’s starter.

      Saban is a hard-nosed coach that demands that his players do their jobs effectively. He is also known to be loyal to veteran players when determining playing time for a roster loaded with talent. But down 13-0 with another championship slipping out of his grasp, Saban called on a 19 year-old freshman-phenom quarterback to ignite

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