TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Jalen Milroe is playing his way into rarified air amongst some SEC royalty. With his performance against Mercer on Saturday, Milroe is now one of five players in SEC history with 15 passing touchdowns and 15 rushing touchdowns in the same season.
Milroe has always had skill with his legs, but showed a hesitancy to run at times early in his career as the starter at Alabama. As the 2023 season went on, Milroe seemed to grow more comfortable in the offense, and that season's LSU game was his breakout performance running the ball with 155 yards and four rushing touchdowns.
On the season, Milroe has 2,232 yards and 15 touchdowns through the air with another 608 yards and 17 touchdowns on the ground. From the time DeBoer was announced as the new head coach, Milroe looked forward to the opportunity of getting to grow and learn under an offensive-minded head coach.