Jalen Milroe isn’t resting on his success, not even a little bit. The Alabama quarterback typically rose before 5 a.m. during the offseason to head to the football building, striving for daily improvement as if he’s battling for the starting job. But that was last year.
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“The biggest thing is, anxiousness and nervous come from lack of preparation,” Milroe said. “For me to lead, I’ve got to know my stuff so that’s very important. By the time the season comes it’s all about confidence and just playing fast and freely.”as one of the Southeastern Conference’s top quarterbacks. He led Alabama to an SEC championship last season, finishing sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting even after getting benched for an early game.
And he has much bigger expectations on his shoulders as a team captain and maybe once again as a Heisman contender. Milroe and DeBoer seem to have meshed from the start.Brady Cook, Luther Burden III show No. 11 Missouri’s potential in opening 51-0 rout of Murray State“He holds himself to extremely high standards in all ways,” DeBoer said. “He leads through example, he leads with his poise and even body language and then his words as well.
A player who was briefly benched wound up a finalist for the Manning Award. He was the nation’s fifth-rated passer and ranked third in yards per pass attempt . Milroe passed for 2,834 yards and 23 touchdowns — including eight of 40-plus yards — while throwing six interceptions. He also ran for 531 yards and 12 scores.But cornerback DeVonta Smith doesn’t think Milroe is just going to pick up where he let off.
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