Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa drew international attention with his performance during the CFP championship game on Monday night. The freshman didn't play in the first half. But in the second half, he threw three touchdown passes to rally the Crimson Tide to a 26-23 overtime victory against Georgia - tossing a 41-yard TD on the final snap of the game.

On Wednesday, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League placed Tagovailoa on their negotiation list. Scott Mitchell of Toronto-based The Sports Network reported the Saskatchewan Roughriders also had sought to add Tagovailoa to their negotiation list.

Best part about Tua Tagovailoa showing out in the Natty was the #CFL scramble that ensued. #Ticats negged the true freshman Bama QB but #Riders tried, too, and it came down to waiver priority. — Scott Mitchell (@ScottyMitchTSN) January 10, 2018

Each CFL team has a negotiation list of up to 45 players. The list is the starting point for Canadian teams to acquire the most promising international players. The CFL holds an annual draft of Canadian players, but there is no CFL Draft for players from the United States.

The first CFL opportunity to sign an international player goes to the team that holds his negotiation-list rights. Players can initiate a 10-day negotiation window with the team holding his rights, after which, if he does not receive a good-faith contract offer, the league will release him from the negotiation list.

Negotiation-list rights apply only in the CFL.

The players on negotiation lists generally are not public information, although from time to time, the assignment of a prominent player does appear in the media. However, Hamilton releases information on its negotiation list to fans who have paid for All-Access status.

The head coach of the Tigers-Cats, June Jones, worked with Tagovailoa during the quarterback's senior season of high school football at St. Louis in Hawaii as offensive coordinator. Hamilton's current top quarterback, Jeremiah Masoli, also attended St. Louis.

The Tiger-Cats traded quarterback Zach Collaros to the Roughriders on Jan. 3, and Tagovailoa isn't the only quarterback known to be on Hamilton's negotiation list. The Tigers-Cats also have the first CFL opportunity to sign Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner at Texas A&M.

Last month, the former NFL first-rounder met with CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie, who announced Manziel had his stamp of approval to sign a contract in the league.

On Sunday, the Tiger-Cats announced Manziel's agent had activated the 10-day negotiation window. Hamilton said it made a contract offer to the quarterback and Manziel would remain on its list while contract negotiations take place.

On Monday, the Ottawa Redblacks announced the signing of a former Alabama player, wide receiver Richard Mullaney. After coming to Alabama as a graduate transfer from Oregon State, Mullaney helped the Crimson Tide win the CFP national championship for the 2015 season, when he caught 38 passes for 390 yards and five touchdowns.

In the NFL, Mullaney has spent time in the training camps of the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns without making it to a regular-season roster.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @AMarkG1.