Week 13: Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland

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Courtesy University of Maryland Athletics

University of Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa has been named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week for the second time this season.

Tagovailoa completed 21 of 30 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for another score as the Terrapins beat Rutgers, 40-16, this past Saturday to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2016.

It was the seventh 300-yard game this season for Tagovailoa, setting a Maryland single-season record. Tagovailoa also set the school record for most passing yards in a season with 3,595 yards, breaking the previous mark set by Scott Milanovich in 1993.

“It’s even better when you can break a record and win a football game,” Tagovailoa said during an interview with ESPN.

Tagovailoa was one of eight quarterbacks nationally named to the Manning Award Stars of the Week.

This week’s DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week Honor Roll is:

  • Pittsburgh WR Jordan Addison (Tuscarora HS, Md.) caught 11 passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns as the Panthers beat Syracuse, 31-14.

  • Kent State RB Marquez Cooper (Quince Orchard HS) rushed 24 times for 126 yards and one touchdown as the Golden Flashes beat Miami (Ohio), 48-47 in overtime to win the Mid-American Conference East Division title.

  • Shepherd WR Josh Gontarek (Linganore HS) caught seven passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning, 23-yard score with 1.9 seconds left as the Rams beat Notre Dame College, 38-34, in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

  • Bowie State QB Ja’rome Johnson (Eastern HS) returned from an ankle injury and completed 15 of 31 passes for 244 yards and two second-half touchdowns as the Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals for the first time in school history with a 13-10 win over Newberry.

  • UCF DE Tre’mon Morris-Brash (St. John’s College HS) made five tackles (three for losses) and had one sack as the Knights beat South Florida, 17-13.

  • Navy RB Chance Warren caught three passes for 43 yards and two touchdowns and had three punt returns for 62 yards as the Midshipmen beat Temple, 38-14.