Alabama football’s starting quarterback job is a highly visible spot. Across the world of sports in the United State, quarterbacks get analyzed more than any other position, and given the scope of the Crimson Tide’s brand, it’s understandable if UA’s signal-callers feel a bit of pressure.

On Monday, Alabama’s current starting QB, Jalen Milroe was asked about the stresses of his job, and how he dealt with him. The redshirt sophomore said he didn’t necessarily see the pressure as a bad thing.

“With pressure, I think I see it as a positive,” Milroe said. “We shouldn’t fear pressure at all. How I see fear is I face everything and rise and see everything as an opportunity, for sure. And another thing too is preparation. Preparation is very key to any success. That’s my biggest thing, what I try to do as much as possible is be prepared for any situation that may happen.”

Milroe was given first crack at the job of replacing Bryce Young out of preseason camp, starting both the Middle Tennessee State and Texas games. Against South Florida though, Saban started Tyler Buchner and played Ty Simpson, with Milroe watching from the sideline.

But both of those two struggled, and Milroe impressed with his leadership despite the adversity. The next week, he was back behind center, and has remained there ever since.

Since then, Alabama head coach Nick Saban has complimented the way Milroe has handled himself. Where the quarterback let himself get rattled by an interception in the Texas game, leading to another, that hasn’t happened since.

Milroe has been largely able to brush of his mistakes, and the Tide hasn’t lost since.

“There’s nothing to be too tense about, or too stressed about by any means,” Milroe said. “I think the biggest thing is being prepared as much as possible and then the support system I have around me. To say I can do anything by myself, I don’t believe in that. It takes a great team, it takes a whole village and I have great guys around me to push the main situation. I’m blessed to have a great support system. I know I can thrive to any situation.”

Milroe has thrown for 1,397 yards and 11 touchdowns on the season, with four interceptions. He’s proven himself as a threat with the deep ball and can also make plays with his legs.

On Monday, he was asked the key to cleaning up some of the mental errors that have plagued the Tide this season, from ill-advised throws to untimely penalties, to bad snaps.

“Acknowledging that we made a mental error,” Milroe said. “I think that’s very key to acknowledging that we made a mistake, made an error and look to improve. That’s very key. And also be receptive to coaching. I think that’s another thing, too, is being quick to listen, less to answer. I think that’s very key for us and there’s some things we need to improve on. We’re gonna try to do that as much as possible. We do have to limit mental errors for sure.”

Alabama will be back in action at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Tuscaloosa against Tennessee. The game will be aired on CBS.