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Tua Tagovailoa 'Fine' After Suffering Apparent Quad Injury vs. Mississippi State

Alabama head coach Nick Saban said he's not concerned about the health of Tua Tagovailoa after the sophomore quarterback left Saturday's 24-0 win over Mississippi State with an apparent quad injury.

Tagovailoa left the game late in the third quarter after taking a hit from Cameron Dantzler.

"He got beat up a little bit," Saban said, per Athlon Sports' Bryan Fischer. "I think he's fine."

Tagovailoa has been the runaway favorite for the Heisman Trophy in 2018. He entered Saturday having thrown for 2,361 yards, 27 touchdowns and one interception, and his 215.2 passer rating was on pace to smash Baker Mayfield's single-season record (198.