Alabama coach Nick Saban said there are two ways a team can come out to play in a game like Saturday’s against Charleston Southern. The Crimson Tide played the preferable one in its 56-6 win.
“I was really pleased with the way our guys came out today,” coach Nick Saban said during his postgame press conference...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Minkah Fitzpatrick has put the ball into his hands three times in his Alabama career.
He's scored on all three occasions.
Fitzpatrick, a true freshman, scored twice on two separate interception returns during Alabama's 41-23 win at Texas A&M on Saturday.
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Alabama quarterback Jake Coker said it was a play the team had been working on all week in practice.
Lucky for him and the eighth-ranked Crimson Tide, it turned out to be the play that helped make the final outcome a favorable one.
Coker’s 81-yard touchdown pass to freshman Calvin Ridley late in the third quarter proved the biggest difference Saturday, putting Alabama up for good in its 27-14 vict
Freshman Calvin Ridley hasn’t played like an ordinary freshman this season.
And Saturday’s game against Arkansas only reaffirmed that.
With 1:39 left in the third quarter, quarterback Jake Coker found the freshman receiver for an 81-yard touchdown, giving the Crimson Tide a 10-7 lead...
Alabama took Wednesday’s practice inside the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility, ahead of Saturday’s homecoming game against Arkansas. The Crimson Tide practiced in full pads.
Observations:
- Alabama’s top four running backs – Derrick Henry, Kenyan Drake, Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough – did not wear scout team jerseys...
Alabama coach Nick Saban won’t need to reference any catastrophic events in American history after the Crimson Tide’s most recent meeting against Louisiana-Monroe, a 34-0 shutout win in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Still, it wasn’t always pretty on the offensive side of the ball...
Alabama practiced for the second time this week Wednesday, two days after taking Monday’s practice off. The Crimson Tide practiced outside on the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields in full pads.
Regarding Monday’s day off, it is not uncommon for coach Nick Saban to do that during the season, especially considering how late last Saturday’s game against Ole Miss ended...
Before the Tide's afternoon practice on Tuesday, running back Kenyan Drake and wide receiver Richard Mullaney spoke to reporters. Both players reflected on Alabama's loss to Ole Miss, how the team disappointed themselves and fought back only to fall short...