Jalen Milroe knows Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium is not the end of Alabama football’s road. He knows that the Crimson Tide’s 41-34 win against Georgia is just the start for a team with seven SEC games left on its schedule.
But the Alabama quarterback did take a moment to take a step back and realize what the Crimson Tide accomplished.
“There was so much poured into this game… and to get (an SEC) win, it’s something special,” Milroe said. “That’s something we have to appreciate, something we have to acknowledge.”
In the hours after Alabama’s latest win, plenty of acknowledgment came from outside of the Crimson Tide’s locker room.
In the latest Associated Press poll, Alabama is the No. 1 team in the country and received 40 first-place votes. In the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, Alabama is at No. 2, narrowly behind Texas with 19 first-place votes.
Alabama’s latest win seemingly carried a bit more weight.
It came in the shadow of another upset loss in the SEC with Ole Miss falling to Kentucky, in the shadow of Texas’ 22-point, short-handed win against four-loss Mississippi State, one that was within a score at halftime.
It’s hard to win in the SEC. And no one knows that more now than Kalen DeBoer, who watched his team’s 28-point lead evaporate, exhaling only after a 75-yard touchdown pass from Milroe to freshman wide receiver Ryan Williams, and a game-sealing interception by freshman cornerback Zabien Brown.
It’s a signature win for DeBoer. But his message is that it’s not Alabama’s definitive win.
“We expect to win games, these games,” DeBoer said. “So of course, the locker room’s full of excitement. But I also want to make sure that we understand that’s the expectation.”
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Publish date : 2024-09-30 08:02:38
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