TAMPA, Fla. — If this was the end for Jalen Milroe at Alabama, it cannot be how or where he wanted it to end.
Missing out on the 12-team playoff and playing an afternoon undercard in the ReliaQuest Bowl against unranked Michigan, Milroe had three turnovers in a rainy first quarter and saw a last-minute shot to win end with four straight incompletions in a 19-13 loss to the Wolverines.
“It is truly an honor to wear the script ‘A’ each and every Saturday, win or loss. I don’t take it lightly at all,” Milroe said after the game, noting that he wanted to focus on the game and not answer specifics on his plans moving forward. “It’s been an amazing journey.”
It’s never a good thing when, in the same game where you’re asked if you’re leaving early for the NFL Draft, your head coach is also asked how much he considered benching you.
“I thought there were still a lot of good plays…
