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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe has made strides throughout his first season as the team’s starter, and he has Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s full attention as the Bulldogs prepare to face the Crimson Tide on Saturday in the SEC Championship Game. During his Monday press conference, Smart went so far as to liken Milroe to Baltimore Ravens star quarterback and former Louisville Heisman winner Lamar Jackson, comparing Milroe’s elusiveness to a video game-like advantage for Alabama.
“[Milroe] is like when I used to ask my sons on ‘Madden’ — they wanted to play with the Ravens, and I’d ask ‘Why are you playing with the Ravens?'” Smart recalled. “They’d say ‘I’ve got Lamar Jackson, and nobody can tackle him.’ This guy is a bigger, more physical version of that. He is playing in a different speed than anybody else when you watch him.”
Two weeks removed from a six-touchdown performance — three passing, three-rushing — at Kentucky, Milroe’s abilities were on full display again in crucial moments during Alabama’s 27-24 win at Auburn. On the game’s final drive, Milroe nearly picked up a first down on a third-and-20 after evading multiple defenders and punctuated the game with arguably the touchdown pass of the season. Facing fourth-and-goal from the Auburn 31-yard line in the final minute, Milroe found wide receiver Isaiah Bond in the end zone for a dramatic go-ahead touchdown, capping off a wild Iron Bowl.
Ask Smart, and more plays like that will be inevitable from Milroe on Saturday. It’s simply a matter of Georgia limiting them.
“He is going to make plays,” Smart added. “That is a given. You watch every game, and he has made plays. He has an uncanny ability to extend plays. Whether it is that he knows he is about to take off and he’s…
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Author : Dean Straka
Publish date : 2023-11-27 19:35:03
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