TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe is a fourth-year junior who waited his turn to start. Ryan Williams is a 17-year-old freshman who has become an instant sensation.
Together they’ve rapidly forged one of the nation’s most electric passing combinations for the now top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. Not even No. 5 Georgia could slow them down, much less stop them in the Tide’s 41-34 win Saturday night.
“That man’s always making a play on the ball,” Milroe said of Williams. “I just have so much trust in him. When he’s out at receiver, he’s going to do something special with the football.”
They’re both doing special things so far this season. Williams and Milroe each blend speed, talent and moves that most running backs would envy. And Milroe has emerged as one of college football’s top passers.
Milroe had perhaps his best game — a career-high 374 passing yards and two touchdowns, 117 rushing yards and two TDs — against a team that came in with the nation’s top pass defense and no touchdowns allowed. He became the first player in the AP poll era to reach 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards and run for two touchdowns against a top-5 opponent.