Jalen Milroe scores 4 TDs as No. 4 Alabama defeats USF

Jalen Milroe threw for two touchdowns and ran for two to help No. 4 Alabama defeat South Florida 42-16 on Saturday night in a non-conference game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Jam Miller rushed for 140 yards and one score, Justice Haynes added a rushing touchdown and Kobe Prentice and Ryan Williams both caught touchdown passes for the Crimson Tide (2-0).

Milroe completed 17 of 27 passes for 199 yards for Alabama, which scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to cap a thrilling game.

Byrum Brown completed 15 of 35 passes for 103 yards and rushed for 108 yards on 23 carries for South Florida (1-1). Ta’Ron Keith rushed for a touchdown for the Bulls, who were outrebounded 393-309.

South Florida trailed by just five points midway through the fourth quarter before the Crimson Tide took the lead with three touchdowns in a span of 4:13.

Last season, South Florida gave Alabama a tough battle in Tampa, Florida. That game was a one-score margin until the Crimson Tide scored a touchdown with 33 seconds left for a 17-3 victory.

This year, the Bulls pulled back to 14-13 thanks to Keith’s 2-yard scoring run with 9:35 left in the third quarter.

The Crimson Tide extended their lead to eight points when Milroe threw a 16-yard scoring pass to Prentice with 10:04 left in the game.

John Cannon fired a 22-yard field goal with 6:45 left to pull South Florida back to 21-16.

It took just three plays for the Crimson Tide to extend their lead to 12. Williams, the 17-year-old freshman star, caught a short pass from Milroe and turned it into a 43-yard score down the left sideline with 5:50 left in the game.

Miller added a 56-yard run to make it 35-16 with 2:30 left, and Haynes scored on a 29-yard run with 1:37 left.

South Florida outscored the Crimson Tide 108-34 in the first half, but had to settle for two field goals from Cannon and trailed 14-6 at halftime.

Cannon hit a 34-yard field goal on the Bulls’ first possession of the game.

Milroe put Alabama ahead with a 10-yard scoring run with 5:08 left in the first quarter. Cannon hit a 25-yarder to pull South Florida within 7-6 with 9:45 left in the first half.

Milroe rushed for a 5-yard scoring run with 3:28 left in the first half to give Alabama a 14-6 lead.

–Field Level Media