Milroe, who once committed to Texas, can cement his status at Alabama by beating the Longhorns.
Then-offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian -- now the head coach at Texas -- recalled Milroe coming to a camp in Tuscaloosa and being impressed by his physical skills as much as his intangibles. His father was a Marine and his mother was in the Navy. Sarkisian thought that military background played a part in Milroe's work ethic and the way he carried himself.
A year after committing to Texas, Milroe flipped his commitment to Alabama. He told 247Sports at the time that with Sarkisian he'd receive coaching"for the future." Because Sarkisian had been an OC in the NFL with theBut two weeks after locking in that future by signing a letter of intent, Sarkisian took the job at -- of all places -- Texas.Sarkisian said it happens a lot where you get to know players and they end up at other programs.
Sarkisian acknowledged Milroe's arm and how he can make"every throw in the book -- off-platform, on the run, doesn't matter." But the toughest thing they'll have to do on Saturday, he said, is contain Milroe when he flees the pocket. Case in point: Milroe's first carry of the season when a bad snap landed at his feet and he didn't give up on the play. He chased the ball 5 yards behind him, scooped it up, shrugged off one would-be tackler and danced through a collapsing pocket. With a sliver of a lane to run through, he took off, broke containment and avoided four more would-be tacklers on the way to the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown."When he gets in space," McClellan said,"that's what he does.
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