Jalen Milroe totals 4 1st-half TDs vs. Kentucky as Alabama eyes SEC West title
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