If you didn’t know the name Tua Tagovailoa before Monday night, you SHOULD know about him now.
Alabama‘s true freshman QB came off the bench at halftime and guided the Crimson Tide from a 13-0 deficit to a 26-23 overtime victory in the national title game. With that making his name a household name, kind of. The American public still has a lot to learn about the young Hawaiian, including how to correctly pronounce his name. Here’s the man himself walking you through it, syllable by syllable, on National Signing Day 2017:
Once & for all: Here’s the correct pronunciation of Tua Tagovailoa’s name.
…SAY IT WITH ME BAMA FANS!#NSD17 #NationalSigningDay #rolltide pic.twitter.com/M6nqHzbvMq— Laura Goldman (@GOODasGOLDman) February 1, 2017
Make sure to put some repeckt on his name. Roll Tide.