LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jalen Milroe went to Alabama determined to become an elite SEC quarterback, and nothing could deter him from his goal.

Not even, he says, his own offensive coordinator.

Milroe revealed Thursday that Bill O’Brien, Alabama’s coordinator during Milroe’s first two seasons in Tuscaloosa, once suggested he should change positions.

“How would you feel if somebody told you you suck?” Milroe asked. “The biggest thing for me — be true to myself and stay the same. Nothing changed about me. I had an opportunity, and I seized it. There’s a bunch of positions I could have switched to, but look where I am now. So who gets the last laugh?”

That would be Milroe, who went on to become Bryce Young’s successor and a determined, highly competitive quarterback who has led the Crimson Tide all the way to the College Football Playoff. He has passed for 2,718 yards with 23 TD throws against just six interceptions — but more importantly to Milroe, Alabama is on an 11-game winning streak.

After he reclaimed it a week later, the Tide went on a roll that hasn’t always been pretty, but has resulted in an electrifying Iron Bowl win over Auburn, an SEC championship game upset of Georgia and a ticket to the Rose Bowl against unbeaten Michigan on Monday.

Milroe says he isn’t a finished product, and he has ample room to improve. But after those back-to-back landmark victories, both the quarterback and his Tide teammates are confident Milroe’s skills and resilience will give them a chance against the powerhouse Wolverines.