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Nobody was quite sure how this would turn out.
Moving a few thousand miles east from Hawaii to Alabaster, Alabama could be unsettling for a high school junior. Add in the pressure of high school football with the Tagovailoa last name as a kicker, there was a lot at stake for Thompson High School's new quarterback last season.
For all concerned, it turned out quite well.
Taulia Tagovailoa, younger brother of the Alabama quarterback, saw his individual stock rise as he led his new high school team to unprecedented success.