Alabama names starting QB for season opener against Middle Tennessee: report

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The Alabama Crimson Tide have their starting quarterback for the opener against Middle Tennessee. 

Nick Saban will roll with sophomore Jalen Milroe on Saturday, according to a report by ESPN. 

Jalen Milroe, #4 of the White Team, runs the ball during the first half of the Alabama Spring Football Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on April 22, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  (Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images)

The quarterback position has been the main area of concern as Alabama prepared for the 2023 college football season. 

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With the departure of Bryce Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner, Alabama no longer has a proven quarterback at the position. 

Milroe, who stepped in and started for an injured Young against Texas A&M last season, will get the first opportunity to show he is the right man for the job, according to the report.  

How long he will hold onto the starting job is another question. 

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban during the college football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Arkansas Razorbacks on October 1, 2022, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  (Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Leading up to Week 1, Saban made it clear that he is not afraid to give the other QBs a shot if one is struggling. 

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"And where you all [media] think whoever we name as a starter the first game, that's like the end of it. That's not the end of it. It's just the beginning. What if the guy doesn't play good? He's not entitled to keep playing," Saban told reporters