Tua Tagovailoa attended the University of Alabama for his college education. He started his career as Jalen Hurts backup before entering the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship and helping the Crimson Tide win the national championship. He then became Alabamas starter during the fall 2018 season and put together one of the most efficient passing seasons in the history of the sport. During his college career, he won the Offensive MVP of the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship during his freshman season and won the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards as a sophomore.