Pat McAfee shares insight into Nick Saban’s benching of Jalen Milroe

Pat McAfee, on Saturday’s edition of “College GameDay”, provided insight as to why Nick Saban benched Jalen Milroe against South Florida. Alabama won that one 17-3, but struggled on offense as Milore didn’t see the field.

McAfee mentioned how he discussed the benching of Milroe with Saban during Thursday’s episode of “The Pat McAfee Show”.

“He talked about benching Jalen Milroe … to inspire him, to motivate him, to watch how he handled it, how is his leadership. And he told stories about how other guys have been benched in the past. Michael Jordan brought the coach that benched him and cut him from the varsity team when he went into the Hall of Fame. So I think he is inspiring Milroe, and I think he believes in him greatly, and they’re obviously going to need it today.”

Saban, in an interview with ESPN’s Chris Low on Thursday, called on his team to respond against Ole Miss.

“If anybody’s feeling angry or feeling disrespected, this is the time to do something about it — channel it onto the field and in the right way. That’s the way I want to see us play,” he said.

I think Nick Saban truly believes in Jalen Milroe..

They’re gonna need him in a BIG WAY today #CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/aNCKinRSIF

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) September 23, 2023

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