The Volunteers run a post/dig combination on the left side, and watch as Milton uses his eyes to influence the safety to break on the dig route. He threw accurately on intermediate throws, and still had the big arm to fit throws into tight windows and throw it farther than anyone would ever need it. [22] In the game, Milton passed for 251 yards and three touchdowns in the 3114 victory to earn MVP honors.[23]. His pocket presence was pretty good in the orange bowl, he moved around nicely in the pocket. YEs, moving the ball, that means passing accuracy first and foremost, it just helps the system if you have running ability. In reply to I guess your not a fan of by azee2890. The idea of super senior Joe Milton throwing to freshman Asaad Waseem is an enticing one for the family. There will probably be some bumps in the road early but this might be our best case scenario going forward. Squaring off with a top ten team in Clemson, who won the ACC Championship, in the Orange Bowl provided a much stiffer test. There was obviously a lot of excitement when Milton committed. That is an extremely low mark for a Division I quarterback in high school. The simplified system will make him look OK against weaker and even good Defenses, but when an elite D shows up hell need to be able to run a more complex pro style offense like Ohio State to hang. Milton is as big as linebackers so he needs to use his size. Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 31, 2022. It was third-and-9 at the Tennessee 41 with less than nine minutes to play in a 21-14 game. Get the latest news and updates on Joe Milton III from The Athletic. Get over it. He threw with accuracy. Were gonna need Harbaugh to summon his inner Stanford vs USC coach to keep it even close. Did you have anything else, little fella? Rent free in your head little one. Typing error under Milton's bio. The reception put Tillman at 48 yards for the night on two receptions. he might be that one guy who could but why risk it. In three years at Michigan, he completed a cumulative 86 of 152 pass attempts for 1,194 yards, five touchdowns and six interceptions. Its what he does. As a pro: 6-4, 230 lbs, 4.53 40 Started in the middle of the second season with 49ers. Clemson (11-3) countered. Im happy we have him and hoping he does weel and stays healthy while the heir apparent puts a little meat on the bones and learns the system. Joe is an incredible talent! Us TN fans know all about that. Milton . Milton was Hookers roommate this season, and soaked up valuable knowledge of the position, and how to manage it on and off the field. If it were up to me, I'd give Milton a shot. That is why teams that run it dont win titles, unless of course they are a High School team lol lol. Joe Milton's audition to become Tennessee's starting quarterback began in winning fashion when the Vols trounced Vanderbilt 56-0, but Milton's performance was a mixed bag. I agree with this sentiment. My hope, and I admit it's just hope and nothing more is Milton is the second coming of Devin Gardner with a running game and coach with a clue. Milton started the season as Michigan's man under center, and he looked damn good against Minnesota and Michigan. And hes bigger than most linebackers Dude is an athletic freak. But as you saw this season, as the offense developed more from last season, less need for Hooker to run and less need for run options. He has 1 decent game(not great) and all of a sudden his future is freaky bright? Tennessee does not have the defense yet to hold up for the offense going 3 and out. What the guy has in spades though is that rocket cannon arm. While this isnt Miltons first start of the season (he started the regular-season finale against Vanderbilt), its his first appearance for a big-time national audience this season. The best of Tennessee's 2022 college football season. Joe Milton mustve heard the noise because some of these throws have been absolutely ridiculous lmfao. Friday nights Orange Bowl presented a huge opportunity for Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton. Latest Videos. Vols quarterback Joe Milton III celebrates after defeating the Clemson Tigers on Friday. Milton sat behind Hendon Hooker at Tennessee for the majority of the last two years, but there was a time Milton was ahead of Hooker on the depth chart. Its a done deal. But beyond Miltons numbers, was how he played the position, and answered some of the questions facing him for both Friday night, and beyond. Milton attended Olympia High School in Orlando, Florida. With Hendon Hookers Tennessee career in the books, it is The Joe Milton Show at least during the Orange Bowl. Joe Milton made quite an impression Milton was steady and productive in his audition for the. Very big for UT to keep him on board after he lost the starting gig to Hendon Hooker for the past 2 years. The former Michigan quarterback is planning to transfer to the University of Tennessee this summer, according to a report Monday by Rocky Top Insider, a website devoted to covering the Volunteers, citing multiple unidentified sources. But first and foremost, it will be his passing accuracy that is the main threat. Heupel doubles up on everything and that includes QB insurance. Go Vols. Also, again, total defense is based on how many yards teams earned on you. Anyone else actually think Mahomes more than Newton? re: Jon Crompton on Joe Milton Posted on 1/4/23 at 9:08 am to Luggahead quote: I will give Milton this, he has a rocket launcher for an arm. It actually compares the on-field traitsof them, rather than simply physical size. Just my 2 cents. Tennessee is only one of a handful of SEC football states with legalized sports betting. Well see what they have in store for the second half. For now, this is Miltons Vols team he is leading. However, if he can take care of the ball even a little bit, his physical gifts are just too much to ignore. Tennessee doesnt run a pro style offense. To me, this is where the QB position is heading. Probably helps that he had already used his one-time transfer. Milton probably played the best game of his UT career. He completed just 11 of 21 passes for 147 yards and a touchdown in a 56-0 rout of a Commodores team that finished with a 5-7 record, and did not qualify for a bowl game. IMO, Ambry is the biggest loss. Win either one of those two and Michigan plays LSU or Oklahoma for all the marbles. In reply to Being 2020, anythings by Midukman, In reply to Hopefully a very small alien. Submitted by lmgoblue1 on December 30th, 2022 at 11:04 PM. The Pahokee native made quite an impression on Michigan's coaching staff this spring, which included a visit for M's spring game: "Holy specimen" is the phrase I was given the other night to describe Orlando (FL) Olympia four-star quarterback Joe Milton, who is . soon there wont be anything left to say but congrats on the win. In reply to They were but neither was by Midukman. If Harbaugh can be attributed to any of these improvements in accuracy, I'd say Milton might find himself around 55-60% in year one. if 14-0 and in the NCG again = embarassing, what is getting 63 hung on you in a must win by South CAROLINA LOL. by ThePonyConquerer. he still need to work on everything and get fine tuned. In certain games it locked down pretty well and in others, gave up many yards. I'm a little surprised by those numbers because McCaffrey has shown that he's plenty fast on the field with a handful of pretty long runs to his name. I guess your not a fan of player comps in general. The game has evolved to the point where you don't need a QB with 4.3 speed, but you need a QB who will force defenses to respect the QB run and have to account for that. That is pretty good for TN and showed vast improvement overall from a season ago. [5] During those two years, he played in eight games, completing 6 of 11 passes for 117 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and also had two rushing touchdowns. Milton has basically been an extended member of that family since meeting A.G. as a. https://t.co/xgSs3tAiQJ, Jacob (@NotionsOfJacob) December 31, 2022. You can tell they are coaching him to work the reads and throw the ball. They run him every 4th or 5th play just to keep the defenses honest. I hope hes gotten that piece down, because he seems to have the other traits youd be looking for. But still, he appeared to be more accurate with the football and looked much more in control of the offense. In reply to For a frame of reference: But if he's not accurate, he could throw it as far as Ypsilanti and it wouldn't make any difference. It also doesn't speak of "replicating" anyone. Id like to see more of that. Maybe we will have our very own Mahomes to Tyreek Hill connection with Milton to Jackson. Jim Harbaugh, Josh Gattis and Ben McDaniels all have and endless supply of information when it comes to choosing a starting quarterback. He watched a 24-year-old grown man develop into a Heisman Trophy candidate and lead a program to levels of success it hadnt experienced since the early 2000s. He previously played for Michigan Early years. Knowing what we know, which quarterback would you start in the fall. He can throw it a mile. Squirrel White waddles in celebration after Tennessee TD, Tennessee's big play leads to Jabari Small's TD, UT's Milton III: It's all about preparation and trust, UT Martin Skyhawks vs. Tennessee Volunteers: Full Highlights, Joe Milton goes 21-yard on impressive carry, Joe Milton crosses goal-line for 1-yard Rushing TD, Joe Milton crosses goal line for 4-yard TD, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I'm not a fan of trying to replicate players, no. First it was heupels not a good coach, his offense will never work in the sec. At the end of the day, I felt like Joe just his grasp over our offense in a short amount of time, the growth over the middle portion of training camp, his acceleration in what were doing, some physical attributes, decision-making led us to put the ball in his hands here [for] this first ballgame.. Just don't sit on something smaller than your asshole. He is improving yes. 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Tennessee, led by QB Joe Milton, rolls over Clemson in dominant Orange Bowl win Tennessee's best season in more than 20 years ends with 31-14 win over Clemson . If ever there were a doubt of the impact of Josh Heupel on the Tennessee program, it ended when Joe Milton III took the field at the Orange Bowl. With the college football world tuned in, Milton has been showing off his cannon of an arm, launching deep balls seemingly effortlessly. We would be lucky to have a QB who played as well as Elvis. [11] Milton passed for 1,077 yards, four passing touchdowns, and four interceptions to go along with 38 carries for 109 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in Michigan's 24 season. Go Big Orange! Do we think this might be just a tad premature. 9 Tennessee routs Vanderbilt 56-0 in rain for 10th win", "Clemson, Tennessee Selected to Play in Capital One Orange Bowl", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Milton&oldid=1132812099, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 18:31. Signals to me in-house agreement that only certain ears get to hear. Log in or register to post comments. First off, this is not meant to be a debate about whether or not the football season is going to start on time, nor should it become an opportunity to bash whichever player you don't choose. But he is only using the lol to troll/mock gwhite. Player comps are fair, and widely used, to show what type of player a guy is. Per Josh Henschke, the Feds are NOT involved in the Weiss investigation. Yes, most QBs will have to use their feet until they get better at passing but Milton not a dual style QB but whom can become a threat with this feet until he gets better in passing. In reply to Typing error under Milton's by azee2890. He had productive outings in relief of Hooker with multiple games going over 100 yards passing and scoring at least one passing touchdown. Volunteers head coach Josh Heupel spoke on Joe Milton being a backup all season to Hooker and about his talent. I was simplifying it for them. [18] On November 19, against South Carolina, Hooker sustained a season-ending ACL injury, making Milton the starter for the rest of the season. Former Michigan quarterback Joe Milton announced on Instagram that he has officially committed to playing for the Volunteers this season. But as long as the redzone D stood, we won the game. Miltons first touchdown of the second half was one to remember. Neither of those stat lines are enough to make a full season prediction of how they'd do, but turnovers and accuracy have been an issue for Milton dating back to his prep days. The onus lands on Gattis and Harbaugh to get the most out of him and for Milton to put in the work. Michigan quarterback Joe Milton has entered the transfer portal, depleting coach Jim Harbaugh's depth at the position. Even in HS he barely had 50% completion rates. Mike Valenti show on 97.1 just said the rumors going around up there is that Michigan QB Joe Milton in the middle of the Rutgers game was disgruntled telling teammates during the game he was. Again, people outside of Schembechler Hall, myself included, don't have all of the information, so making a choice is based on the little bit we do know, is tricky. While I'm optimistic to see Milton play, weren't Peters and McCaffrey both given YMRMFSPA comps to Andrew Luck? It failed and the Vols (11-2) checked their call. Joe Milton is a 22-year-old American football player who hails from Pahokee, Florida, and is a very promising quarterback. The kid has had bad game after bad game after bad game. The result worked. Better passing, better offense. I think a few things have clicked for him as hes making more technical throws and reads. And thats not the case. I think that Joe Milton is a good quarterback and can throw the ball all over the field, but he makes some very questionable decisions on the ground. McCaffrey has already suffered a broken collarbone and a pretty severe concussion in limited action. Matt, are you auditioning as his agent? If he plays that way next year UT will be fine. He played in 13 games in his three seasons with the Wolverines. Michigan quarterback Joe Milton announced on Thursday that he'll be entering the transfer portal and leaving the program. Was never a dual. Friday night will be a different story. Both injuries caused McCaffrey to miss significant time. Let's go Joe. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lauri Markkanen, DeAaron Fox, Tyrese Haliburton and Anthony Edwards are all likely to make their first NBA All-Star game appearance, so lets rank them. Consider those answered in Miltons favor, as he looked more like the player Volunteers fans saw this season, as opposed to the quarterback who could not connect on some deep throws last year, particularly in a game against Pittsburgh. Was a bummer of a day!! McCaffrey has already suffered a broken collarbone and a pretty severe concussion in limited action. 14-0 and still more obsessed with Tennessee than your own team. Elite defenses have shut them down (not will) as evidenced in Early November in Athens. Its like a Twilight Zone episode. Meant to say measurables today. One of the strongest arms I have ever seen. Freaky bright, Heupel said of Tennessees future. How far can Joe throw an orange @OrangeBowl @Qbjayy7 #GBO pic.twitter.com/lEP9aUTEJm, Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 22, 2022. He completed a. Now he has 1 season remaining to make it all right and continue the meteoric rise of the Tennessee program under Heupel. We have to remember that with most talented QBs, the more starts the more they calm down and settle into rhythms and got no reason to think Joe will be any different. Milton started out playing for head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines. In reply to Pep was lead on Milton, and by GhostofJermain. I bet dude could throw it 80 yards of he really put some umph into it. Hes a prostyle pocket passer. Please sign in or register. Design by Human Element. His background of below average accuracy and propensity to turn the ball over is concerning. Of course he has to not overthrow those and if he cant then jackson or Nico get the job. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Being 2020, anythings possible. With former Clemson starter D.J. Joe threw for 67% tonight. Why does he have to be Andrew Luck, or anyone else? The last time Milton was . Some. He is a magnificent physical specimen (6'5" and 245lbs)and a devastating runner. 1Y; 0:11. Its been a dry spell for qb play and even longer since weve had a true game changer. The offense you describe never wins championships for that reason. He's got -8 yards on seven carries tonight. Love him despite though. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images). I remember in the start of 2021 he seemed very raw but talented and it seems like hes refined his game a good bit. Sports betting in Tennessee officially launched on November 1, 2020, and many of the largest sportsbooks are live and operating in the volunteer state. For Tennessee to have a chance next year, 10 yards at a time is what we need. Everything you mentioned is obvious. Ambry or not, we were going to get housed by OSU's receivers. In fact, it was his first completion of the entire half, but it was good for 40 yards and a Tennessee touchdown. Most of CJHs QBs have been pocket passers with developed run threat ability. 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