Spartans’ Jacob Carroll set to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game

Mountain Brook quarterback Jacob Carroll will play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game on Saturday, Dec. 13, at noon at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery. The game will be televised by Raycom Sports and carried on Fox 6 in Birmingham.

 “I was pretty excited,” Carroll said of his initial reaction to being named to the Alabama All-Star team. “There is so much good talent in Alabama, and it was a pretty big honor [to be named to the team].”

The 6-foot-2 senior quarterback completed 62.4 percent of his passes, throwing for 1,295 yards, 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions this season. As a junior in 2013, Carroll threw for just shy of 2,000 yards, completing 66.4 percent of his passes, with 16 touchdowns and eight interceptions, while leading the Spartans to a playoff berth. Carroll also ran for five touchdowns in each of the past two seasons. 

The only other quarterback on the roster for the state of Alabama is Foley’s Tyler Cameron. Carroll said that he already has relationships with a few players on the team and anticipates working with them as well as others. 

 “I’m looking forward to working with Keaton Anderson from Florence and Christian Bell from Hoover,” Carroll said. 

Anderson and Bell, both linebackers, have both committed to Alabama.

As for the other side, Carroll is eager to show what he has against his neighbors to the west. 

 “I know they have a lot of good talent [in Mississippi], and it’s going to be a really good game,” Carroll said. 

This is the 28th annual meeting between Mississippi and Alabama. Alabama’s All-Stars extended their winning streak to six games last December with a 21-17 win. The hosts have won all three games played at Cramton Bowl since 2011 and own a 20-7 record in the series, which dates back to 1988. 

This is a big opportunity for Carroll to play well in a high-profile game and increase his reputation as a prospect, but his goals remain simple. 

 “I definitely just want to go down there and get better, and play well for Alabama and represent our state well,” Carroll said.  

Carroll claims a few Division II offers and said he has not decided where he will play college football next year.

He separated his shoulder in the Spartans’ loss to Spain Park and missed the season finale at Huffman, but he insists that he will be ready to go on Dec. 13.

 “It’ll be fine for the game,” Carroll said.