Jalen Milroe is the clear frontrunner for the Heisman | College Football Power Hour

Yahoo Sports' Jason Fitz, Caroline Fenton and Adam Breneman discuss how brilliant Jalen Milroe looked against Georgia and why he should be the clear Heisman favorite. Listen to the full conversation on the College Football Power Hour podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.

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Jalen Mro, best player in the country chapter.

I mean, if we're honest about what we saw today, and I'll make this note here: Jalen Mro, the first player with 300 passing yards, 100 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against an AP Top 5 opponent.

Always.

Always.

You talk about how this game was won, this game was won because Jalen Mro hit you with his legs, he hit you with his arm, in my mind tomorrow, I would be amazed if Jalen Mro wasn't the Heisman frontrunner would be and he should be, he usually goes to the quarterback of the best team that has the best performance.

This was undoubtedly the best performance we have seen all year against the best opponent of the year.

For Klin de Boer, this was a meaningful game for Alabama.

However, it is important for Jalen Miller to be as dynamic an athlete as he is.

And I mean, he can go in every time he touches the football and then be as physical as he runs the football, but also make an improvement for him in the passing game.

He was between 27 and 33 years old.

He was precise.

He was efficient.

Uh, he threw an interception, but that was at the end of the first half. I interviewed Jalen Mero this summer when I was at Alabama and he kept talking about how he felt disrespected, how everyone talks about how he's just a running quarterback and how his whole life For a long time growing up he talked about how he should move, the wide receiver, he should play it safe.

He's not a quarterback and it was important for him to prove that he's a true passer in the pocket and can and can change the game with his arm, and he proved that in this game and he's proven it all season .

He is a game-changer at this position.

Ken De Bore did it with Michael Pinnix Junior and this offense in this system is so good at giving the players confidence, giving their quarterbacks confidence and making them feel in control and everything, and really the entire thing Team into the system believe in their quarterback.

Pennix was a completely different player when he moved from Indiana to Washington.

I think J Murrow is a completely different player than Ken De Boer at Alabama and the way they use him in this offense allows him to be himself.

You don't ask him to do too much, he doesn't sit in the bag and go one, read 1234.

He gets the ball out quickly.

He is in motion and then he directs the football.

That's what he does best and the offense is perfectly tailored to him.

And J Murrow, um, there's nobody on the field in college football that can play like him.

That was kind of a Heisman Trophy statement game, and when we see Jalen Mil in New York City at the end of the season, I can say that, those are the highlights of that game.

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