A tragic night at Norman already left Alabama back at the bottom of the playoff race and Auburn Tigers is lurking behind to add insult to injury. But who’s the culprit behind the downfall? Well, it’s visible that Jalen Milroe forgot to add his heroics to the plate, causing the team to lack in the scoreboard big time. The uncharacteristic outing of the impact of OB against Oklahoma created nothing but a heavy roadblock. He finished the ride with 11 completions for 164 yards and three interceptions containing a pick-six, which is way below the expectation. Before the Texas native heads to face the Tigers with a chip on his shoulder, CFB analyst Joel Klatt issued a career-costing warning.

Milroe has eaten up three interceptions in the final half, giving up 14 sooner points, leading his team to an incorrigible clog. But nothing came off as a kiss of death as the second one. As Milroe made a slip for the second time, linebacker Kip Lewis took the turnover 49 yards and returned it as an Oklahoma touchdown. Zero chills for DeBoer and his team. It all stemmed from a bad decision. Milroe’s poor pass to Robbie Ouzts in an attempt to tackle Lewis wrote the endgame for the Tide.

Fox analyst Joel Klatt doesn’t see a point in giving up a touchdown so effortlessly. Addressing the sin on his Next Round podcast, Klatt pointed out, ”There’s a lack of judgment which is unfortunate because I have been a huge fan of Jalen and I am sure you guys have as well and he stuck it out, he didn’t transform you know like there are so many things that you love about this kid that what he means what he’s done and in one instant, so much of that positivity is kind of thrown away and this is going to be in some ways, I don’t want to say that the lasting legacy because I think that’s unfair but it’s certainly going to be something people remember.”

Milroe might not be a fit for DeBoer and first year’s future with the Tide. Amidst the swinging offensive line, the coach has only one option left, which is to shift his focus to the recruitment streak and dissolve the QB issue asap. But believe it or not, DeBoer is still holding onto Milroe. No less, no more.

Kalen DeBoer has high hopes for Jalen Milroe 

The epic 24-3 loss left a scar on the Alabama history’ for sure. Whether or not they can overcome the dark night of 2024 in another season is a subject of debate, but for this year, they’re more than done for the playoffs. To address the woe, the coach certainly acknowledged the lack of effort from Jalen Milroe, the one-man villain for the downturn. Milroe put on 11-of-26 passes for 164 yards and took 3 interceptions, including one suicidal throw.

But the Bama head coach didn’t seem to be bothered by the numbers. He believes the numbers are deceiving. He backed Milroe saying, ”I thought he was actually putting the ball where he needed to. We just needed to help him out a little bit”

Coming to the game costing pick six, DeBoer couldn’t deny it. He said he couldn’t really understand whether Milroe failed to see the defender or something else of that sort. However, the Alabam HC believes that the poster boy will stage a comeback. ”He was fighting and battling, and doing a lot of things well for our football team. We just all needed to be a little better.”, DeBoer dispersed huge hope ahead of the crucial Iron Bowl against the Tigers.

That’s some good stuff. I mean hoping against all the odds can never be a crime, but just that they need to keep in mind a further loss can weaken the head coach’s justification for Milroe and his team to the point of an impenitent low.