Jalen Milroe is always a threat to break loose for a long run or uncork a deep ball whenever the defense leaves an opening — or he creates one.
Carson Beck is a big-game veteran who makes few mistakes and could well wind up being the No. 1 pick of the NFL draft next April.
Now the two quarterbacks are set to meet for a second round on Saturday night, when Milroe and No. 4 Alabama welcome Beck and No. 2 Georgia to Tuscaloosa for a matchup of traditional Southeastern Conference and national powers off to 3-0 starts this season. It’s a rematch of last December’s SEC championship game, won 27-24 by Milroe & Co.
The SEC’s two most ballyhooed returning quarterbacks — Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns (currently ranked No. 1) were still in the Big 12 last season — have lived up to their billing so far. And the opposing coaches are well aware of the challenges they present with each in his fourth college season and second year starting.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Beck is 16-1 as a starting quarterback and 6-1 against top-20 teams, throwing for 1,971 yards and 15 touchdowns against just two interceptions in those games against ranked opponents. Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack said the Georgia quarterback “is as good as it comes in college football right now.”