BATON ROUGE, La. — Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe has been a force with his legs this season. Milroe’s effort on the ground etched him into the record books during the Crimson Tide’s matchup against LSU on Saturday. During the second quarter of Alabama's 42-13 win, Milroe scored his 14th rushing touchdown, setting a new Alabama single-season high in rushing touchdowns by a quarterback.

Milroe finished the game with four rushing touchdowns bringing his total up to 16. His tally surpassed former Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts, who had 13 during his true freshman season in 2016.

"Sorry, Jalen," Milroe said with a hand up and a smile after Alabama's dominant win. "I just gotta thank Coach [Nick] Sheridan, thank Coach [Kalen] DeBoer for the opportunity to play quarterback at the University of Alabama. I wanna thank the state of Alabama for allowing me to play quarterback, for a great university. I think it's greater than me. I play for the last name on my back, for the script 'A' and for the guys that's in the locker room. i take a lot of pride with being an Alabama quarterback and each Saturday I take they field I'm going to do my best and just try to do what's best for the football team and our offense."

The redshirt junior has made game-breaking plays with his legs during his Alabama career. He’s scored a touchdown in all but one of the Crimson Tide’s games in 2024, and had a four-game streak of two touchdowns to start the season. Milroe had 531 yards and 12 scores on the ground during Alabama’s run to the Rose Bowl last campaign and has already surpassed that tally this season after racking up 185 yards to go along with his four touchdowns Saturday night. Through nine games, Milroe has 565 yards and 16 touchdowns.