OPINION: This year’s Iron Bowl could be the last time Jalen Milroe wears an Alabama jersey – touchdown Alabama

Stephen Lew-USA Today Sports

*This is an opinion piece about how I see things happening with Jalen Milroe.

Every Iron Bowl is significant because being state champions means something, but Saturday’s match looks a little different.

Auburn is trying to leave Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium with bowl eligibility, bragging rights as state champions, winning over recruits and wresting Alabama’s last College Football Playoff hopes. The Crimson Tide is trying to deny the Tigers bowl eligibility, become state champions and hope to wreak havoc to make the 12-team playoffs.

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This year’s Iron Bowl raises another interesting thought. Will this be Jalen Milroe’s last game at Alabama?

Milroe, a native of Katy, Texas, is eligible for the NFL Draft as a redshirt junior.

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Stephen M. Smith is the senior author for Landing Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him. Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter via @CoachingMSmith.

Stephen Smith is a 2015 graduate of the University of Alabama. He is a senior writer and reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. He has been covering Alabama football for 15 years, and his knowledge and coverage of the Crimson Tide program has made him one of the most respected journalists in his field. Smith has been featured as an analyst on ESPN and several other major networks.