Quarterbacks Jalen Milroe and Quinn Ewers will take center stage in the Texas-Alabama showdown. Milroe is set to make his third start for the third-ranked Crimson Tide against No. 11 Texas.
Like that Young or Milroe’s predecessor, No. 1 NFL draft pick Bryce Young, quarterbacks at these programs will ultimately be judged by how they perform in games like this one.
Ewers, an Ohio State transfer, was thriving against the Tide last season before going down with a shoulder injury that sidelined him for three games. He racked up 134 passing yards on the first two drives against a normally stingy Tide defense before getting slammed into the ground by Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner, who was called for a personal foul.
The facade cracks some when asked if he has extended or immediate family who root for the Longhorns. “Yeah,” he responds both times with a laugh but no elaboration. Against Middle Tennessee State, he became the first Tide quarterback to pass for three touchdowns and run for two more in the same game, including a scoring run when he had to retrieve an errant snap before taking off. He also avoided turnovers after fumbling twice and throwing an interception against the Aggies last season.
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