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Nick Saban doesn’t want Alabama’s Jalen Milroe to let his return to Texas as a starting quarterback get to his head.
A native of Katy, Texas, Milroe returns to play a college game in his home state for the first time since high school on Saturday. Milore has plenty more riding on that game with an SEC showdown against Texas A&M (4-1), which stunned the Crimson Tide in College Station 2 years ago.
I just met with Jalen — I said just because you’re going back to Texas, that doesn’t mean you have to do something different. You just have to play your game, fundamentally, do what you’re supposed to do so that gives you the best chance to be successful,” Saban, the Alabama head coach, said on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Thursday.
Milroe has been up and down this season amid 838 yards passing for 6 TDs and 3 interceptions, plus 189 yards rushing and 4 TDs. He produced his best collegiate game last Saturday at Mississippi State with an 83% completion percentage plus a 96.8 quarterback rating.
A sophomore, Milroe continues the unenviable task of following in the footsteps of recent Alabama greats Bryce Young, Mac Jones, and Tua Tagovailoa. All 3 won national titles, contended for or won Heisman Trophies, and made it to the NFL as starting quarterbacks.
Nick Saban on @PatMcAfeeShow this afternoon: “I just met with Jalen — I said just because you’re going back to Texas, that doesn’t mean you have to do something different. You just have to play your game, fundamentally, do what you’re supposed to do so that gives you the best…
— Mike Rodak (@mikerodak) October 5, 2023
