A final offering of news and notes you need to know as Week 5’s multitude of ranked-vs-ranked contests kick off. On-field action may be a nice respite after a week of conference realignment quasi-news and Matthew Sluka and UNLV slinging mud.
Topics we cover in this week’s college football insider notebook:
A handful of NFL comps for Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, who has improved on his pocket poiseHow Kentucky managed to slow Georgia down in Week 3Praise for Alabama 17-year-old sensation Ryan WilliamsMack Brown has no immediate plans of retiring from North CarolinaOptimism Georgia’s front-seven nears full health vs. BamaPoaching concerns keep coaching carousel quietHow the AAC stiff-armed the resurgent Pac-12Eight stock-up players in the eyes of NFL personnel
Where opposing teams see growth in Alabama QB Jalen Milroe
Carson Beck isn’t the only NFL prospect at quarterback in this upcoming top-five showdown between No. 5 Alabama and No. 4 Georgia.
Crimson Tide QB Jalen Milroe, who accounted for five touchdowns in the first 50 minutes of Alabama’s 42-10 Week 3 win over Wisconsin, has grown to the point that one NFL scout mentioned him unprompted this week as an ascending NFL draft prospect. The scout believes Milroe is talented enough to ultimately go in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft (Milroe is draft-eligible after this season). In addition, staffers of opposing teams who either faced or studied Alabama compared Milroe to two dynamic current NFL quarterbacks, although there was some good and bad that came along with both comparisons.
“His player comp is Lamar Jackson,” one opposing team staffer said. ” … He struggles to run an on-time ‘traditional offense.’ Rhythmic, on-time passing is not his strong suit. That being said, the talent is…
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Author : Matt Zenitz
Publish date : 2024-09-27 15:37:21
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