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‘Pulling for him,’ Alabama QB Jalen Milroe shares assessment of Aggies QB Conner Weigman

“I had the chance to share the same Texas football with him. I’m pumped for him, all the success he’s had at A&M and I’m pulling for him.”

Separated by only 16 miles, junior quarterbacks Conner Weigman and Jalen Milroe played at rival high schools in the Lone Star State.

Weigman now starts under center about 70 miles from home at Texas A&M. Meanwhile, Milroe is over 600 miles away at Alabama. The latter was asked about the former at SEC media days on Wednesday in Dallas.

“He’s a Texas kid, local, around my high school, not too far. So I had the chance to share the same Texas football with him. I’m pumped for him, all the success he’s had at A&M and I’m pulling for him,” Milroe said. “Texas is a great state for football, especially at the quarterback level. The resources being provided in the state of Texas with big stadiums, great coaching staffs, the weight rooms are outstanding. It’s a lot of factors of the performance from high school quarterbacks with all the resources provided.”

The Aggies could play the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game on Dec. 7 at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Sep 2, 2023; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Conner Weigman (15) throws a pass during the first quarter against the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

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Top photos from Alabama’s time at 2024 SEC media days

Check out the top images from Alabama’s time at the 2024 SEC media days!

The third day of 2024 SEC media days is underway and it opened up with new Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Kalen DeBoer speaking at the main podium, addressing media members, speaking to fans and answering a series of questions.

Alabama was well represented at SEC media days, which took place in Dallas, Texas this year. Not only was DeBoer there, but he was joined by quarterback Jalen Milroe, offensive lineman Tyler Booker and defensive back Malachi Moore.

Those three players also had an opportunity to field questions to talk about the new era of Crimson Tide football and preview the upcoming season.

What’s it like to play with Alabama in EA Sports College Football 25?

See what you can expect when playing with Alabama in the upcoming EA Sports College Football 25 video game!

The release of the highly-anticipated EA Sports College Football 25 video game is right around the corner. On July 19, 2024, fans all over the nation can play as their favorite teams, something they haven’t been able to do since the game was discontinued nearly a decade ago. Fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide have a lot to look forward to.

Josh Pate of CBS Sports had an opportunity to play the game ahead of its public release. In a recent clip shared to social media, Pate describes what it’s like to play as Alabama.

He talks about the strength of the team overall, placing emphasis on star quarterback Jalen Milroe. Regarding the 2024 Heisman hopeful, Pate says, “Not only can he throw the deep ball with impeccable timing, but he has the ability to run up and down the field with one of the highest speed ratings of any quarterback at a 91.”

Fans can hear more on what Pate noted in his clip below.

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With 53 days until kickoff, watch Jalen Milroe’s electric 53-yard touchdown run vs. Miss. State

Alabama football will kickoff the 2024 season in just 53 days!

In 53 days, Kalen DeBoer will usher in a new era of Alabama Crimson Tide football, replacing the legendary [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] as head coach in Tuscaloosa.

Coach DeBoer and the Crimson Tide will take on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Aug. 31 to kick off the 2024 college football season inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

At Roll Tide Wire, we will count down the days until Alabama football takes the field.

The No.53 has not been a popular one for Alabama football players so instead of posting a gallery of a famous No. 53 we will look back at one of Jalen Milroe’s most exciting touchdowns from the 2023 season that happened to cover 53 yards.

Milroe put his elite speed on display here and showed Crimson Tide fans and the nation just what he was capable of on the ground.

Alabama fans are expecting to see more of this during the 2024 season!

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Which Alabama football players will attend 2024 SEC media days?

Alabama football set to be represented by team leaders at the 2024 SEC media days!

Next week Kalen DeBoer will represent the Alabama Crimson Tide football program at the 2024 SEC media days. Along with DeBoer SEC coaches and top players will make their way to Dallas, Texas for the annual event.

On Monday, Alabama released which of its players would be joining Coach DeBoer in Dallas. To the surprise of no one, quarterback Jalen Milroe, offensive lineman Tyler Booker, and defensive back Malachi Moore were the three players selected.

Milroe is entering his second season as the starting quarterback for the Tide and is expected to take a massive leap under the tutelage of DeBoer.

Booker is viewed as one of the most dominant offensive linemen in the country and has the potential to be a first-round selection in the 2024 NFL draft.

Malachi Moore is one of the most respected players in the SEC and has been a mainstay in the Alabama secondary since his true freshman season in 2020.

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Jalen Milroe points to not playing early as the best thing for him in college

Waiting behind Bryce Young was the best thing for Jalen Milroe

[autotag]Jalen Milroe[/autotag] became a household name during the 2023 college football season as the quarterback for [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Milroe is now hoping to take his game to the next level in 2024 under the leadership of new Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer.

So what led to Milroe’s success in his first season as a starter in 2023? According to Milroe, many factors led to it, but perhaps the most important one may surprise you.

During a one-on-one interview with Adam Breneman, Milroe pointed out that having to wait his turn to become the starter as one of the best things for him.

“Honestly, I think the best thing for me wasn’t playing initially coming into college,” Milroe said. “Learning from great quarterbacks that were in college football. Of course, firsthand, having Bryce [Young] here. But also quarterbacks in college football with how well they’re playing, whoever was the top quarterback in the years that I wasn’t the quarterback, that was great for me not to play, be observant, look at football in a different lens because ultimately that got me better. Being off the field and learning, growing with the coaches that we had here, because we have a lot of people that are knowledgable in the whole — everyone that was here. So that was what I tried to do, keep building, because whenever my time presented itself, it was time to execute and make the most out of it.”

Milroe certainly took advantage of the opportunity last season leading the Crimson Tide to a win over Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship and a Rose Bowl appearance in the College Football Playoff semifinals.

The redshirt junior from Texas is expected to have one of the best seasons out of any quarterback in the country in 2024.

Stay connected to Roll Tide Wire for more coverage on Milroe and the rest of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team as the season approaches.

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Way-too-early 2025 NFL mock draft features only one Alabama player

ESPN’s early 2025 NFL mock draft features one Alabama player… and it’s not who you think.

The 2025 NFL draft is still a long time from now. Before then, we must first get through the 2024 seasons for both the NFL and college football. However, mock drafts can give fans an idea of which players are on the first-round radar. For the Alabama Crimson Tide, there’s only one.

According to NFL draft expert Matt Miller of ESPN, star Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe is not projected to be selected in the first round of the 2025 draft. Instead, Miller believes offensive lineman Tyler Booker is a player to look out for.

In Miller’s way-too-early 2025 NFL mock draft (subscription required), Booker is projected to land with the Baltimore Ravens with the No. 29 overall pick.

“The Ravens lost guards John Simpson and Kevin Zeitler to free agency and did very little to replace them, relying now on backup Ben Cleveland and former seventh-rounder Andrew Vorhees,” writes Miller. “Booker, meanwhile, is the best guard in the nation and would have likely been the top true guard in the 2024 draft class had he been eligible. He’s powerful and pancakes defensive linemen with ease. In 2023, he surrendered just four pressures and one sack over 13 starts at left guard. This is the type of no-nonsense interior blocker whom the Ravens covet.”

There’s no doubt that Booker has the talent to be a first-round selection. His name has consistently appeared in early mock drafts. However, it does come as somewhat of a surprise to see Milroe’s name excluded from the first 32 picks.

Numerous quarterbacks from programs all across the nation are referenced in the mock draft, including some from SEC rivals.

It is important to mention a few things to fans who wonder why Milroe was left off. First of all, this is a projection. It’s very early and even mock drafts that are done just hours before the actual draft are off by a fair number of picks. Also, Milroe is a talented quarterback who steadily improved throughout the 2023 season. Under Kalen DeBoer in 2024, he will surely have all the tools needed to excel. Expect projections to change, it’s natural.

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Jalen Milroe speaks on biggest difference between Kalen DeBoer and Nick Saban

What are your thoughts on this difference between Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer?

The upcoming 2024 college football season will be one to remember for a number of reasons. For fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide, it will be because the team will be led by a new head coach. After the 2023 season concluded, Nick Saban announced his decision to retire from coaching after nearly two decades and a historic run with the Crimson Tide.

Former Washington Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer was the man chosen to be Saban’s immediate successor, a position not envied by many.

Following Saban as the head coach of Alabama comes with high expectations, but it also comes with a challenge not many may think about.

Saban had such a particular way of doing things, that changing it may lead to a whole host of issues. For example, Saban wasn’t one to overly celebrate. How will players respond to DeBoer if he shows significantly more emotion than Saban did?

Recently, Jalen Milroe spoke on one of the biggest changes between the two coaches, and it essentially answers the question above.

On the Saturday Down South Podcast, Milroe talked about a particular instance where DeBoer wanted Milroe to celebrate making an impressive pass in practice. This shocked Milroe because, under Saban, he was trained to be ready for the next play and not to marvel at an individual play.

The full clip can be viewed below.

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Alabama barely makes the cut in latest College Football Playoff prediction

See where Alabama is projected to land in the new 12-team College Football Playoff format in 2024.

The upcoming 2024 college football season will feature the debut of the new 12-team College Football Playoff format, which is a substantial expansion from the four-team format it had for a decade. The Alabama Crimson Tide are regular participants in the CFP, and experts don’t think the program misses the cut in its first season without Nick Saban.

Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer recently made the move from the Washington Huskies program to assume the same role in Tuscaloosa for the Crimson Tide. Last season, DeBoer and his Huskies team made the CFP and made an appearance in the national championship game, but fell short to the Michigan Wolverines.

RELATED: Where does Alabama land in the college football rankings of the future?

Recently, Bill Bender Sporting News revealed a prediction for the full bowl season slate, including the new 12-team playoffs.

Though Alabama isn’t one of the teams to receive a BYE, which indicates that the Crimson Tide aren’t projected to win the SEC in this scenario, it does show that the team was able to put a strong enough resumé together to impress the College Football Playoff committee to make the cut.

In this projection, Alabama ranks No. 8 and will face the No. 9 Clemson Tigers. Because this is a first-round game and the Tide is the higher-ranked team between the two, this contest would be played in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Bender’s projection has Alabama winning that matchup and places the Crimson Tide in the Peach Bowl quarterfinal against the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs.

RELATED: CFB expert predicts two losses on Alabama’s 2024 schedule.

Unfortunately for Alabama, this is where Bender has the Tide’s season coming to an end, as the Bulldogs would advance to the semi-final Orange Bowl against the No. 5 Texas Longhorns.

According to Bender’s prediction, the national championship game would be played between Georgia and the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes, where the Bulldogs would be victorious in a close battle that finishes with a final score of 42-41.

It’s important to keep in mind that these are all predictions and anything can happen throughout the regular season, which can give rise to significant changes in the possible playoff picture.

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CFB expert predicts two losses on Alabama’s 2024 schedule

See which two games one expert believes Alabama will lose in the 2024 college football season.

The upcoming 2024 college football season will be interesting for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Not only does the program have to recover from a headline-worthy coaching change, but there was significant roster turnover and the landscape of college football is impacted by serious change.

When legendary head coach Nick Saban announced his decision to retire, the Crimson Tide moved quickly to hire one of the best coaches in the nation, former Washington Huskies lead man, Kalen DeBoer.

Throughout the offseason, experts, analysts, and fans have had a difficult time projecting how Alabama will perform in 2024 with a new coach, a handful of key contributors gone by way of the NFL draft and transfer portal, and with mass conference realignment going into effect.

One college football pundit, Will Backus of CBS Sports predicts the Crimson Tide will lose two games in the upcoming 2024 season: at home against the Georgia Bulldogs and on the road against the Tennessee Volunteers.

“There’s no reason to expect significant drop off from Nick Saban to Kalen DeBoer,” writes Backus. “The Crimson Tide will still be right around the top of the conference and in the College Football Playoff conversation all year long. That being said, Alabama did lose some key players to the transfer portal and have some questions on the roster — including immense turnover at both receiver and in the defensive secondary — that might have them losing some tough games against other premier SEC programs. Ten wins is still more than enough to make a 12-team playoff field, and the Crimson Tide certainly have the capability for more, especially with DeBoer’s track record.”

Expectations are somewhat mitigated for the dynastic program that was still able to reach the final four-team College Football Playoffs despite having an off season. For DeBoer, the pressure is on. While fans aren’t sure what to expect, they do know what they want: to win.

Competing for national championships has become the standard in Tuscaloosa, and Alabama has consistently been in contention to reach the playoffs just about every single year of the format’s decade-long existence.

Losing two games in 2024, as Backus projects, may seem like a sub-standard season for the Crimson Tide. However, it is important to remember that with the playoff field expanding to 12 teams, there’s still a high likelihood that the 10-win resumé would be enough to get them in.

Only time will tell how Alabama will perform in the upcoming season. The nation will get its first glimpse at the post-Saban era on Aug. 31 as the Crimson Tide takes on Western Kentucky at home in Bryant-Denny Stadium to begin the 2024 season.

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