Alabama is creating a transfer at quarterback next simply two video games, as starter Jalen Milroe has been benched for Tyler Buchner, consistent with more than one experiences on Friday. A 247Sports document famous that Buchner took the majority of Alabama’s first-team reps in observe this generation.

The Purple Flow treated Center Tennessee of their season opener, 56-7, which noticed Milroe submit a blended 5 touchdowns (3 passing and two speeding), however the quarterback had a coarse time out of their Moment 2 house loss to Texas. In mentioned sport, Milroe threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns (one for 49 yards and some other for 39 yards), however he additionally had two interceptions and finished simply 51.9% of his passes. 

The 34-24 loss to Texas dropped Alabama from Deny. 3 to Deny. 10 within the AP Ballot. Milroe gave the impression in 8 video games and began two times closing season for Alabama when Bryce Younger suffered an trauma to his throwing shoulder; the Purple Flow went 2-0 within the video games Milroe began.

Buchner transferred to Alabama within the offseason next spending two seasons at Notre Dame, the place he maximum significantly logged 5 blended touchdowns (3 passing and two speeding) to backup the Preventing Irish hurry i’m sick South Carolina in closing season’s Gator Bowl. 

Buchner gave the impression in Alabama’s win over Center Tennessee, maximum significantly operating in a 9-yard landing. Like Milroe, Buchner is adept at wreaking havoc together with his legs — he ran for 336 yards and 3 touchdowns on 7.3 yards in step with lift in 2021, hour Milroe averaged 8.5 yards in step with lift closing season.

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Alabama has a highway matchup in opposition to South Florida on Saturday, with the previous’s first SEC sport coming after generation at house in opposition to Deny. 17 Ole Pass over.

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