Current:Home > MyWho will Alabama start at quarterback against Mississippi? Nick Saban to decide this week -TrueNorth Capital Hub
Who will Alabama start at quarterback against Mississippi? Nick Saban to decide this week
View
Date:2025-04-14 09:04:18
No. 10 Alabama seems to gain more questions than answers at quarterback the more games that are played.
Just when Tyler Buchner finally got his shot, he ended up getting benched for Ty Simpson after the offense couldn't move the ball much at all. It didn't improve much with Simpson either, but the group did score two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Jalen Milroe didn't play at all after starting the first two games, including a loss to Texas. The Crimson Tide went on to beat South Florida 17-3 after being favored by more than 30 points entering the game.
Nick Saban was asked postgame why Buchner and Simpson played over Milroe.
"I think that's an internal team thing," Saban said. "I think everybody has the opportunity to respond in the right way when things don't go exactly like you want them to. We play the guys who practice the best all week long."
And the bigger question: Who's going to be the quarterback moving forward? Saban provided an answer to that without providing an answer in his opening after the South Florida win.
"We're going to evaluate the quarterbacks who played today and evaluate Jalen Milroe in terms of how he played and decide this week who gives us the best opportunity to be successful as an offensive team, and that's the way we will go," Saban said.
HIGHS AND LOWS: Winner and losers from Week 3 in college football
TOP MOMENTS: Relive all the college football action from Week 3
Against South Florida, Buchner completed 5 of 14 passes (36%) for 34 yards, zero touchdowns and no interceptions. Simpson then went 5-for-9 (56%) for 73 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions to go with a one-yard rushing score.
Milroe in the first two games completed 27 of 45 attempts (60%) for 449 yards, five touchdowns, two interceptions and two rushing touchdowns.
Milroe didn't play but was seen celebrating with his teammates when they scored.
"He did a great job," Saban said. "He really has been supportive of his teammates. I was happy to see that. Hopefully we will hold our lessons from the experiences that we have and move forward in a positive way."
veryGood! (333)
Related
- Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
- TikTok sues Biden administration to block new law that could lead to U.S. ban
- Oprah Winfrey selects Long Island as newest book club pick
- Colorado supermarket shooter was sane at the time of the attack, state experts say
- Will the 'Yellowstone' finale be the last episode? What we know about Season 6, spinoffs
- Brazil floods death toll nears 90 as rescue efforts continue amid skyscrapers of Porto Alegre
- More GOP states challenge federal rules protecting transgender students
- Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud — the biggest beef in recent rap history — explained
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- CFL suspends former NFL QB Chad Kelly 9 games for violating gender-based violence policy
Ranking
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- Brazil floods death toll nears 90 as rescue efforts continue amid skyscrapers of Porto Alegre
- Here is what Stormy Daniels testified happened between her and Donald Trump
- Would limits on self-checkout prevent shoplifting? What a California bill would mean.
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Cruise ship worker accused of stabbing 3 people with scissors on board vessel bound for Alaska
- Starbucks rolling out new boba-style drinks with a fruity 'pearl' that 'pops in your mouth'
- New York City jail guard suffers burns from body camera igniting
Recommendation
Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
FAA investigates Boeing for falsified records on some 787 Dreamliners
What do you really get from youth sports? Reality check: Probably not a college scholarship
Former Las Vegas casino executive to be sentenced in bookmaking money laundering case
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
Judges say they’ll draw new Louisiana election map if lawmakers don’t by June 3
Mary J. Blige asserts herself with Strength of a Woman: 'Allow me to reintroduce myself'
Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs