Tagaloa is a 6-8, 316, redshirt Junior offensive lineman from Cal and Salesian HS, Richmond, CA. He redshirted last year after transferring from Cal and is expected to start at left tackle this year.
The first Cal O-lineman to play as a true Freshman since 2009, Tagaloa was a reserve tackle and a special teams player in Tedford's final year. The next year, Tagaloa was voted a team captain and started the the first 7 games at left tackle before losing his starting spot and being moved to guard. Unhappy with the position move and not satisfied with the direction of coaching, Tagaloa decided to transfer to Arizona to be reunited with Coach Michalczik who had coached him at Cal his Freshman year.
Tagaloa brings size, strength, experience and leadership to the O-line. It will take all of that to fill Micky Baucus' shoes who set an Arizona record by starting 52 straight games at left tackle.
And as Coach Rod likes to say about Tagaloa, “Freddie’s obviously the first guy you want off the bus.”
72 is also the number of offensive plays Cal ran against Arizona last year. Arizona countered with 106 offensive plays and needed every one to stage the biggest comeback in school history.
Arizona will count on a number of new players in 2015, both those who are new to the program and those who sat out last season. No newcomer may be more important than Freddie Tagaloa.
Re: 72 Freddie Tagaloa
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:11 pm
by whatisee
So did Freddie play last night? I sure hope he didn't
Re: 72 Freddie Tagaloa
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:13 pm
by UAEebs86
whatisee wrote:So did Freddie play last night? I sure hope he didn't
Nope. Warmed up and couldn't go.
Re: 72 Freddie Tagaloa
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:15 pm
by whatisee
UAEebs86 wrote:
whatisee wrote:So did Freddie play last night? I sure hope he didn't
Nope. Warmed up and couldn't go.
whew...that explains a little. What's his problem?
Re: 72 Freddie Tagaloa
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 1:20 pm
by Gilbertcat
whatisee wrote:
UAEebs86 wrote:
whatisee wrote:So did Freddie play last night? I sure hope he didn't
Nope. Warmed up and couldn't go.
whew...that explains a little. What's his problem?
He wasn’t listed on the injury report this week. Rodrguez said after the win Tagaloa was hurt in practice and tried to go Thursday, but couldn’t.
