When four-star recruit quarterback Jalen Milroe committed to play college football at Alabama in August 2020, the Crimson Tide were entering the 14th season under coach Nick Saban and would go on to win their sixth national championship later that year.
Milroe spent three seasons with Saban, serving as Alabama’s backup quarterback in 2021 and ’22 before being promoted to the starting role last season. When Saban announced his retirement in January, Milroe was met with countless offers from other big-time programs to ditch Alabama in the transfer portal before he ultimately decided to stick with the Crimson
few months into new coach Kalen DeBoer’s tenure, Milroe is certainly glad he stayed in Tuscaloosa.
In an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated’s Claudette Montana on the “College Road Trip” series, Milroe talked about one play from spring ball that gave him his first glimpse of DeBoer’s coaching philosophy.
“I took a shot downfield and I completed it,” Milroe told Montana. “Everyone was happy, excited. It was a great play. Coach DeBoer pulled me aside and said, ‘Is everything O.K.?
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