Initial Impressions from the Arkansas Game

It’s impossible to see how any Alabama fan couldn’t be proud of the football team we saw on Saturday. The most obvious impression is that this team has the heart of a champion. They went on the road in the SEC, absorbed a ranked opponent’s best shot, and not only won going away but easily covered the spread while playing without the defending Heisman winner at QB.

This team was tested and seemingly staring down a loss with the score 28-23 and all the momentum on the Arkansas side. Jalen Milroe got them off the mat with as clutch a 77 yard run as you will ever see, on 3rd and 15 no less, and that was a springboard for the Tide to thoroughly dominate the fourth quarter by a 21-3 margin. I saw…