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Jalen Milroe totals 4 1st-half TDs vs. Kentucky as Alabama eyes SEC West title
By Sydney Hunte
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Jalen Milroe had a scare on Alabama’s opening drive as he took a shot to the thigh and briefly struggled to put weight on his left leg before leaving the field.
After taking a play off, Milroe has accounted for 4 1st-half touchdowns as the Crimson Tide lead Kentucky 28-7 at half-time.
Despite an interception, Milroe went 11-for-17 for 185 yards, finding Amari Niblack, Kobe Prentice, and Roydell Williams in the end zone. He also punched one in himself from near the goal line following a Kentucky fumble, totaling 5 carries for 29 yards.
Alabama entered the day No. 8 in the College Football Playoff rankings. A win over Kentucky clinches the SEC West and sets up a presumptive showdown with Georgia — who can clinch the East with a win over Ole Miss or a Tennessee loss — in the SEC Championship Game. Things haven’t been perfect, but Milroe’s play, coupled with a strong defensive performance, have the Tide in the driver’s seat at the break.
Here’s some reaction from social media on Milroe’s 1st half:
Jalen Milroe gets better every week
— Toba (@TobaOjediran) November 11, 2023
Today's version of Alabama would have beat either today's version of Texas as well as previous version of Texas.
Milroe has figured it out
— Chris McBride (@ChrisMcBride_12) November 11, 2023
https://twitter.com/odawilson3/status/1723408809643651267
Alabama might still be the best team in the country if Milroe is on his game
— Cardiac Dawgs? (@HailStateLuke) November 11, 2023
Jalen Milroe and Alabama are still getting better every week. They are officially scary again
— Cameron Brown (@golfer4life97) November 11, 2023
Jalen Milroe putting up Lamar Jackson numbers on UK ???
— BOGUS. (@WhereIsMeechie) November 11, 2023
If you can’t handle me at my September Milroe, you don’t deserve me at my November Milroe
— Nick Yonts (@NSYonts) November 11, 2023
Caleb Williams wants to be Jalen Milroe when he grows up
— Slade (@TheSladeP) November 11, 2023
Milroe getting better every time I see him play. I got Bama over Georgia if they play today.
— J (FEBU) ? (@Mosesthemessiah) November 11, 2023
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
