Jalen Milroe hypes up Ty Simpson after TD drive in classy gesture
Jalen Milroe was benched as Alabama’s starting quarterback heading into Week 3 at USF.
But his replacement, Tyler Buchner, struggled as Alabama found itself tied with USF 3-3 at halftime. Then Buchner also got benched in favor of Ty Simpson.
After Simpson led a touchdown drive in the second half, guess who was the first person to hype him up as he made his way to the sideline. That’s right, it was Milroe:
Jalen Milroe on the sidelines hyping up the Alabama offense and Ty Simpson after we FINALLY scored a TD. Great display of sportsmanship regardless of the situation. #RollTide pic.twitter.com/kVbHGDD5iT
— Teddy G (@BigTripTeddy) September 16, 2023
That’s a classy gesture from Milroe, who could have just as easily been sitting on the sideline sulking over losing his job. Instead, he’s happy for one of his teammates and celebrating his success.
Who will be the Alabama QB1 moving forward? That remains to be seen, but it’s probably going to be an intense competition during the upcoming week. Things haven’t gone according to plan for Nick Saban and the Tide so far this year and they’ll work their hardest to change that before SEC play starts.
Milroe is a great teammate & kid, but I still don’t think he’s a big school D1 QB and never will be. He needs to transfer to a school like Alabama A & M, Troy or Jacksonville St. He would probably be lighting up the field were he to go to one of them. As far as Buchner goes, I think he should transfer back to ND and take Rees with him. I think we should just keep Simpson in at QB and let him work through his youthful mistakes & growing pains. He might have gotten off to a slow start, but he improved as the game went on. My vote goes to Simpson, but if not, then why not give Holstein or Lonergan a shot. What the heck is wrong with those tubs on the O line? They are sick! So much work to do before the Lane Train pays us a visit. I bet he’s grinning from ear to ear. Ugh!
When looking at Bama’s QB situation objectively, Milroe is the best QB on the roster right now, and it’s not even close.