Alabama QB reveals avoiding transfer portal with the hiring of Kalen DeBoer

admin | January 29, 2024 | Other Clubs | No Comments

For good reason, the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide is staying put.

Thirty players from Alabama left via the transfer portal; several of them left after Nick Saban announced his retirement. One of the most prominent members of the Crimson Tide from this season’s SEC championship and playoff squad, quarterback Kendall Milroe, remained for the 2024 campaign to serve as one of first-year coach Kalen DeBoer’s main anchors.

On the transfer site, Alabama’s 2024 class is ranked No. 3, and 28th. The Crimson Tide has added six transfers since DeBoer took over, three of whom came from Washington.

According to ABC33/40 News, Milroe stated over the weekend, “What’s for you is for you and for me, it’s to stay at Alabama.” I still have a lot of goals at Alabama that I would like to accomplish. My letter of intent to attend the University of Alabama was signed by me. It all comes down to remaining here and creating. The bunch of guys in the changing room is excellent. Extremely looking forward to our football team’s future. Coach DeBoer and the rest of the coaching staff are a welcome addition.

After overcoming early setbacks as a junior and finishing with 23 touchdown passes to earn All-SEC second team honors, Milroe revealed before to the College Football Playoff that former Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien advised him to try his hand at a different position.

Now, under Ryan Grubb, Milroe returns to the starting lineup for Alabama in the spring as the centerpiece of a diverse offense that emphasizes quick reading, decision-making, and pinpoint accuracy.After he removed himself from the portal, rumors that transfer quarterback Will Rogers would wind up at Alabama were not accurate.

Rogers played his final several seasons at Mississippi State, where his output was almost unprecedented. In addition, Alabama boasts a number of other talented quarterbacks, such as Dylan Lonergan and Ty Simpson, even when 2024 five-star recruit Julian Sayin left to join Ohio State.

In his weekend press conference, DeBoer stated that the Crimson Tide will always be “explosive” and that his offensive strategy will be customized for his players. That suggests that, at least initially, until the two develop a feel for one another, he will tailor his playbook to Milroe’s advantages.

One of the first players from Alabama to arrive at the team’s initial meeting was Milroe, who introduced DeBoer. The Crimson Tide should have no trouble adapting with a dual-threat option like Milroe, according to DeBoer.

After his first press conference, DeBoer told reporters, “We’ve won different ways.” “We’ve won national championships with guys who would rather run before throw, and we’ve won it with guys who are pure pocket passers and not very mobile.”

Before Saban’s retirement, Milroe was on the original, much too early Heisman odds for the next season. With an offensive maestro leading his team, don’t be shocked if those odds skyrocket with the next update before spring camp.