Here's what Nick Saban and Deontae Lawson said about Alabama preparing to face Tennessee QB Joe Milton.
last season. The most obvious change came at quarterback, with Joe Milton taking over the reins from Hendon Hooker, who’s off to the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
“I don’t see Joe being a whole lot different than what we’ve played against in the past, when Hooker was there,” Saban said. “Guy can throw the ball, he’s accurate, he’s got a strong arm, they can make plays down the field, and they take a lot of vertical shots, so he’s certainly capable of making those plays. But he’s also athletic enough to extend plays in the pocket and run if necessary.”
The redshirt senior has also rushed 32 times for 173 yards on the season. On Monday, Saban discussed the need for the Crimson Tide defense to be solid in its fundamentals against Milton. In last week’s win over Arkansas, the Tide faced another mobile quarterback in KJ Jefferson. Alabama did enough to win the game, but the 6-foot-3, 247-pound signal-caller was able to use his legs and strength to drive UA crazy, at one point tossing cornerback Terrion Arnold off of him “like a gnat on a cow’s ass” in the words of Saban.
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