Tim Tebow Calls Alabama QB Jalen Milroe 'God-Gifted' and 'So Athletic'

The former Heisman-winning quarterback had plenty of positive words about Alabama's starting quarterback heading into the Crimson Tide's showdown with Texas.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tim Tebow knows something about playing quarterback in the SEC. 

Not just that, Tebow won a Heisman trophy and two national championships during his time at Florida from 2006-2009.

Tebow was a different style of quarterback. Unlike the stereotypical dropback signal-caller, Tebow brought his own abilities to the position — strong leadership, a high football IQ and the ability to run through just about anyone on your defense.

Tebow is very familiar with the Alabama football program. In fact, he committed to Urban Meyer and the Gators over Mike Shula and the Crimson Tide in 2006.

On Saturday night, Tebow and the rest of the country will watch Alabama starting quarterback Jalen Milroe in the biggest start of his football career against No. 11 Texas.

Like Tebow, Milroe has an incredible ability in the running game — and more.

"I really loved his performance [against Middle Tennessee]," Tebow said. "When you're the quarterback at a school like this, there's a lot of pressure. And you're coming behind one of the better ones to ever do it here. Just handling that pressure was such a good first step. The way he was able to step in the first couple of drives, be cool under pressure, a couple of bad snaps, handle them, make plays. He wasn't trying to run first — but when it was an opportunity, he played within the pocket and then used his athleticism. I thought he showed that he could really throw with accuracy down the field."

"He's someone that's so God-gifted and is so athletic — and I've seen that from Day One when he walked on campus. You're like, 'Dang, this dude's a monster.' And I just think that he's got so much upside. What a test Week 2, right? I really believe Texas is a top-10 team. You look at them at the line of scrimmage, you look at all their recruits they've brought in, you look at the transfers, you look at [Sarkisian] and what they're doing with Quinn [Ewers] — I think Quinn is one of the best quarterbacks in the country. It's a really good test for 'Bama [in] Week 2. It'll be a good one."

Tebow and the rest of the SEC Nation crew will be live from the Quad on Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. CT on the SEC Network.

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