Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa throwing a week after breaking finger The Alabama quarterback battle had to be put on pause for a bit after sophomore Tua Tagovailoa suffered an injury to a finger on his throwing hand. But he was back on the field and throwing again on Tuesday, one week after his injury. Tagovailoa’s father, Galu, told KHON-TV in Honolulu on Thursday that the injury was a broken index finger. Alabama coach Nick Saban told reporters including AL.com’s Matt Zenitz on Tuesday that he’s pleased with the progress that Tagovailoa has made since suffering the injury.
Tua Tagovailoa of Honolulu broke his finger and recovered within a week to  participate in the throwing event.
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