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Jalen Milroe briefly leaves Alabama-Kentucky game after taking hit to thigh on opening drive
By Sydney Hunte
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Jalen Milroe sent a little scare through the Alabama fan base as he took a shot to his left thigh on the Crimson Tide’s opening series against Kentucky in Lexington.
With the Tide facing 2nd-and-6 from their own 35, Milroe kept it himself and took off for a 16-yard gain. At the end of the play, though, a Kentucky defender made heavy contact with his upper thigh. Milroe briefly got up but went down again as he could not put weight on his left leg and was eventually tended to by trainers before leaving the field under his own power.
Here’s video of the hit:
https://twitter.com/cjogara/status/1723389012830831045
Ty Simpson checked in to the game in relief of Milroe, but Milroe returned just 1 play later. He later capped the Tide’s opening drive with a touchdown pass to Amari Niblack as Alabama opened up a 7-0 lead.
The Crimson Tide can clinch the SEC West with a win over the Wildcats or an Ole Miss loss to Georgia. Alabama-Kentucky is on ESPN.
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.
