Jalen Milroe Has 6 Touchdowns, No. 8 Alabama Blows Out Kentucky 49-21 To Clinch SEC West Title – News18

LEXINGTON, Ky.: Jalen Milroe had a profession-excessive six touchdowns, three every dashing and passing, and No. 8 Alabama cruised previous Kentucky 49-21 on Saturday to clinch the Southeastern Conference West Division title.

Per week after dashing for a profession-finest 4 touchdowns in a 42-28 victory over LSU, the sophomore quarterback used his arm and his toes to surpass that whole and information the Crimson Tide (9-1, 7-0 SEC, No. 8 CFP) to an eighth consecutive victory and third convention championship look in 4 seasons.

Milroe handed for his three of 4 TDs by halftime, together with strikes of 26 and 40 yards to Amari Niblack and Kobe Prentice. The first rating got here after he sat out the sport’s sixth snap with an injured left thigh whereas being tackled on a 16-yard keeper.

Milroe prolonged a play for his third passing rating by rolling proper, pointing to Roydell Williams and hitting him in stride on the 12 on the way in which for a 27-yard TD to make it 28-7. Williams tightroped the sideline for the ultimate yards earlier than crossing the purpose line.

Milroe was pushed into the tip zone for 2 1-yard scores and spun in for an additional from 3 yards within the third quarter, highlights of a day by which he carried eight occasions for 36 yards. Jamarion Miller additionally ran for a 3-yard TD as Alabama beat Kentucky (6-4, 3-4) for the eighth consecutive time.

Ray Davis rushed for 2 brief TDs and Tayvion Robinson caught a 6-yard scoring move from Devin Leary for the Wildcats. Leary’s move adopted Nasir Addison’s restoration of a fumbled punt on Kentucky’s sideline on the Crimson Tide 32, one in all Alabama’s few errors on an in any other case dominant day.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Alabama’s prime-10 standing stays assured, and the query is whether or not it strikes up within the playoff rankings.

THE TAKEAWAY

Alabama: Jalen Milroe has come a great distance since being benched for the third recreation of the season, with the previous two weeks exhibiting how harmful he’s each throwing and operating.

Kentucky: The Wildcats had been by no means in it after being outgained 450-253, however they pressured two takeaways and mounted two 75-yard TD drives.

UP NEXT

Alabama hosts UT-Chattanooga on Saturday.

Kentucky visits South Carolina on Saturday in its SEC finale.

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