Ex-Alabama star Mark Ingram optimistic about Crimson Tide's College Football Playoff chances

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The Alabama Crimson Tide do not feel as dominant as they once were.

Alabama suffered a loss to then-No. 11 Texas early in the season but bounced back with consecutive victories against Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Texas A&M and Arkansas. While the Longhorns are the only blemish on their record, the Crimson Tide are undefeated in SEC play.

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Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban looks on during the second quarter against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 14, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Mark Ingram, a former Crimson Tide star who won the Heisman Trophy in 2009, expressed optimism in Alabama’s chances of making the College Football Playoff.

"They just have to keep improving. They played probably one of the best teams in the country in the second week of the season," he said. "We kind of just didn’t know who we were, didn’t really have an identity. I think the last three weeks they’ve improved tremendously. I think they’re putting Jalen Milroe in positions to utilize his skill set and have success. He’s been playing at lot better."

Milroe has 1,397 passing yards and 11 touchdown passes in the first seven games of the season. Against the Aggies, he has a season-high 321 passing yards and three touchdown passes in the 26-20 win. He followed that up with 238 passing yards on only 10 completions with two touchdown passes in a 24-21 win over Arkansas.

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Jalen Milroe, #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide, waits for the snap during the third quarter