Jalen Milroe, Dallas Turner, Malachi Moore Grateful for Permanent Captain Honors
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban has his own way of doing things.
Some programs choose team captains at the beginning of the season. At Alabama, there are weekly captains, and then the team decides on the permanent captains at the conclusion of the regular season.
This season, quarterback Jalen Milroe, linebacker Dallas Turner and defensive back Malachi Moore were the three chosen to represent the Crimson Tide. At Alabama, it's a very prestigious honor that is taken very seriously.
In fact, each year, the captains have their handprint and footprint laid in cement by Denny Chimes on the Quad.
This year's captains are just as appreciative as all of the ones before them.
"It’s just a blessing to lead the group of guys that we have," Turner said. "It’s just something that’s going to be set in stone forever, we come back and put our hands in cement in stuff like that. It’s a big accomplishment, it’s a blessing and I’m just grateful to lead a group of guys like that."
"To me, that’s like kind of the biggest honor you can receive here," Moore said. "Just being looked at by your teammates and your brothers as a person who leads by example and somebody they can look up to that does the right thing, yeah, it’s truly an honor to be voted a captain by my teammates."
Turner and Moore have both been playing for three or four years. Milroe is in his first season as the starting quarterback, but he's already made a huge impact on the team.
"With all of that, I take a lot of pride in that," Milroe said. "I'm very appreciative to be seen as that. With anything, I try to play for my brothers in the locker room. I try to play for these coaches. I try to play for the 'A' [on my uniform]."
Turner, Moore and Milroe will be the next three individuals to go down in Alabama football history as team captains — and perhaps there's more history-making in the near future.
