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Jalen Milroe had a career-high six touchdowns, three each rushing and passing, and No. 8 Alabama cruised past Kentucky 49-21 on Saturday to clinch the Southeastern Conference West Division title.
Jalen Milroe had a career-high six touchdowns, three each rushing and passing, and No. 8 Alabama cruised past Kentucky 49-21 on Saturday to clinch the Southeastern Conference West Division title.
A week after rushing for a career-best four touchdowns in a 42-28 victory over LSU, the sophomore quarterback used his arm and his feet to surpass that total and guide the Crimson Tide (9-1, 7-0 SEC, No. 8 CFP) to an eighth consecutive victory and third conference championship appearance in four seasons.
Milroe extended a play for his third passing score by rolling right, pointing to Roydell Williams and hitting him in stride at the 12 on the way for a 27-yard TD to make it 28-7. Williams tightroped the sideline for the final yards before crossing the goal line.
Milroe was pushed into the end zone for two 1-yard scores and spun in for another from 3 yards in the third quarter, highlights of a day in which he carried eight times for 36 yards. Jamarion Miller also ran for a 3-yard TD as Alabama beat Kentucky (6-4, 3-4) for the eighth consecutive time.
Ray Davis rushed for two short TDs and Tayvion Robinson caught a 6-yard scoring pass from Devin Leary for the Wildcats. Leary’s pass followed Nasir Addison’s recovery of a fumbled punt on Kentucky’s sideline at the Crimson Tide 32, one of Alabama’s few mistakes on an otherwise dominant day.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Alabama’s top-10 standing remains assured, and the question is whether it moves up in the playoff rankings.
THE TAKEAWAY
Alabama: Jalen Milroe has come a long way since being benched for the third game of the season, with the past two weeks showing how dangerous he is both throwing and running.
Kentucky: The Wildcats were never in it after being outgained 450-253, but they forced 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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