The final installment of our Maryland football preseason position previews features the Terps’ quarterbacks, led by Taulia Tagovailoa.
Tagovailoa grabbed headlines at Big Ten media day when he revealed to Audrey Snyder of The Athletic that he turned down a $1.5 million offer in name, image and likeness money to transfer to an unnamed SEC school, citing the relationships he’s built at Maryland as a primary motivator of him staying put. While a troubling reminder of the perils Maryland faces attempting to retain talent in the age of the transfer portal and NIL, Tagovailoa’s decision was one that legitimizes what he has meant to head coach Mike Locksley and the recent development of Maryland football.