Current:Home > StocksWho will Alabama start at quarterback against Mississippi? Nick Saban to decide this week -InvestPioneer
Who will Alabama start at quarterback against Mississippi? Nick Saban to decide this week
View
Date:2025-04-17 00:17:18
No. 10 Alabama seems to gain more questions than answers at quarterback the more games that are played.
Just when Tyler Buchner finally got his shot, he ended up getting benched for Ty Simpson after the offense couldn't move the ball much at all. It didn't improve much with Simpson either, but the group did score two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Jalen Milroe didn't play at all after starting the first two games, including a loss to Texas. The Crimson Tide went on to beat South Florida 17-3 after being favored by more than 30 points entering the game.
Nick Saban was asked postgame why Buchner and Simpson played over Milroe.
"I think that's an internal team thing," Saban said. "I think everybody has the opportunity to respond in the right way when things don't go exactly like you want them to. We play the guys who practice the best all week long."
And the bigger question: Who's going to be the quarterback moving forward? Saban provided an answer to that without providing an answer in his opening after the South Florida win.
"We're going to evaluate the quarterbacks who played today and evaluate Jalen Milroe in terms of how he played and decide this week who gives us the best opportunity to be successful as an offensive team, and that's the way we will go," Saban said.
HIGHS AND LOWS: Winner and losers from Week 3 in college football
TOP MOMENTS: Relive all the college football action from Week 3
Against South Florida, Buchner completed 5 of 14 passes (36%) for 34 yards, zero touchdowns and no interceptions. Simpson then went 5-for-9 (56%) for 73 yards, zero touchdowns and zero interceptions to go with a one-yard rushing score.
Milroe in the first two games completed 27 of 45 attempts (60%) for 449 yards, five touchdowns, two interceptions and two rushing touchdowns.
Milroe didn't play but was seen celebrating with his teammates when they scored.
"He did a great job," Saban said. "He really has been supportive of his teammates. I was happy to see that. Hopefully we will hold our lessons from the experiences that we have and move forward in a positive way."
veryGood! (958)
Related
- 'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
- Federal officials make arrest in alleged NBA betting scheme involving Jontay Porter
- U.S. Army officer resigns in protest over U.S. support for Israel
- U.S. Army officer resigns in protest over U.S. support for Israel
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- The Daily Money: X-rated content comes to X
- Key figure at Detroit riverfront nonprofit charged with embezzling millions
- Tori Spelling Reveals She Replaced Her Disgusting Teeth With New Veneers
- 'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean
- Amanda Knox reconvicted of slander in Italy in case linked to her quashed murder conviction
Ranking
- Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
- Iowa sheriff finds 3 dead, 1 injured in rural home near Cedar Rapids
- Baby Reindeer Star Jessica Gunning Comes Out as Gay
- Appeals court halts Trump’s Georgia election case while appeal on Willis disqualification pending
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Toddler killed and mother injured during tornado in Detroit suburb
- 'Got to love this': Kyrie Irving talks LeBron James relationship ahead of 2024 NBA Finals
- Trump asks to have gag order lifted in New York criminal trial
Recommendation
Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
Horoscopes Today, June 4, 2024
NHL to broadcast Stanley Cup Final games in American Sign Language, a 1st for a major sports league
Deliberations continue in $40 million fraud trial roiled by bag of cash for a juror
Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
Missouri appeals court sides with transgender student in bathroom, locker room discrimination case
Prosecutors want Donald Trump to remain under a gag order at least until he’s sentenced July 11
Judge dismisses cruelty charges against trooper who hit loose horse with patrol vehicle