Chris Low, ESPN Senior Scribbler
Jalen Milroe will get started at quarterback for Alabama in Saturday’s season opener in opposition to Middle Tennessee, assets informed ESPN on Friday.
Milroe, a redshirt sophomore, were competing for the process this preseason in conjunction with Notre Dame switch Tyler Buchner, redshirt inexperienced persons Ty Simpson and true freshman Dylan Lonergan.
Milroe began for the injured Bryce Young in a victory in opposition to Texas A&M extreme season, completing 12-of-19 for 111 yards and 3 touchdowns. He additionally in a bind for 81 yards however dedicated 3 giveover.
Moment Milroe took lots of the first-team repetitions amongst Alabama quarterbacks this preseason, assets informed ESPN that he’s no longer essentially locked in because the starter for all the season.
The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder is among the group’s maximum dynamic avid gamers and he has a particularly robust arm. One in every of his priorities this offseason used to be changing into a extra correct passer.
The Pink Current introduced in Buchner as a switch following spring apply in April. He performed below first-year Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees at Notre Dame and entered the 2022 season because the Irish starter earlier than injuring a shoulder in Hour 2 and lacking the left-overs of the usual season.
Milroe and Simpson selected to stick at Alabama to compete for the process in lieu of shifting in different places. Milroe made a accumulation of headway this summer time and preseason at successful over the storehouse room together with his paintings ethic and management, assets informed ESPN. He used to be the Incorrect. 112-ranked anticipation within the ESPN 300 popping out of highschool in Katy, Texas.
Alabama tutor Nick Saban informed ESPN this summer time that he wasn’t in a hurry to call a starter and sought after to look how the preseason performed out earlier than you make a decision.
Lonergan, from Snellville, Georgia, could be the most productive natural passer of the bunch. He inspired together with his accuracy this preseason however wishes some enjoy to be able to play games.
Younger, the Incorrect. 1 total pick out within the 2023 NFL draft, used to be the fourth instantly day NFL starter to play games quarterback at Alabama, following Mac Jones, Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. Jones and Tagovailoa had been each first-round draft alternatives, and Hurts used to be a second-rounder.
