Alabama’s Jalen Milroe Reflects on Georgia Upset: What Does Beating the No. 1 Team Make Us?

zach bacharContributor IDecember 3, 2023

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 02: Jalen Milroe # 4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide commemorates after beating the Georgia Bulldogs 27-24 in the SEC Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 02, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe made the case for the Crimson Tide to be thought about the very best group in college football after beating No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship video game.

“I got something to state,” Milroe informed the media following the win, per David Ubben of The Athletic. “Georgia’s No. 1? You beat the No. 1. group. What does that make us?”

Alabama got in the weekend ranked No. 8 total in the College Football Playoff standings, although Saturday’s triumph might be enough to protect among the last 4 areas.

Milroe was outstanding in the win, assisting the Crimson Tide set up 27 points versus a Georgia defense that had not enabled more than 23 in a single video game all season. He ended up with a modest 192 passing backyards, although he tossed 2 goals versus absolutely no interceptions while including another 29 backyards on the ground.

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Saturday afternoon’s contest was the 5th video game this season in which Milroe has actually tossed for several ratings without taping a choice. He was called the MVP of the SEC Championship video game for his efforts.

Alabama’s win on Saturday was incredibly remarkable, it didn’t ensure the school an area in the College Football Playoff simply. No. 3 Washington basically protected its location by beating No. 5 Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship video game on Friday, while No. 2 Michigan and No. 4 Florida State are both wanting to preserve their unbeaten seasons.

No. 7 Texas likewise won the Big 12 Championship on Saturday, quickly dispatching No. 18 Oklahoma State by the last rating of 49-21. It’s worth keeping in mind that Alabama’s only loss of the season took place versus the Longhorns in Week 2.

Head coach Nick Saban discussed to press reporters why he thinks that the Crimson Tide must make the cut after the video game (through Sports Illustrated’s Austin Hannon.

“If you truly desire the 4 finest groups to contend … we weren’t the very same group when we played Texas, South Florida,” Saban stated. “We should not be thought about as that group.”

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