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What Nick Saban said following his team’s win over Arkansas
By Will Heath
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Here’s what Alabama coach Nick Saban had to say following the Crimson Tide’s 27-14 win over the Razorbacks.
On the difference between the first and second halves: We just played a lot better in the second half. We didn’t play poorly in the first half — we just didn’t finish drives, we had a couple of turnovers. I thought in the second half we really took control of the game and our guys played great on both sides of the ball.
On Jake Coker’s play: I think the one thing was the big play. That got the momentum of the game back in our favor. I told the players at halftime, this is when you find out what you’re made out of and who you are, and what you want to be, and let’s go out here and play a great second half. The guys responded and did a great job.
Nick Saban: "I was really pleased with the way we played in the second half"
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) October 11, 2015
Nick Saban: We had a tough game with these guys last year. We said at halftime, "This is when you find out who you are."
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) October 11, 2015
Saban said a big moment in the game was "stopping their little fake punt thing."
— John Zenor (@jzenor) October 11, 2015
"Very, very proud the way our players responded to the challenge. They played a really good game in the 2nd half"-#NickSaban
— Josh Gauntt (@joshg_TV) October 11, 2015
Saban on Coker: one was a bad interception/other was tipped and came off his hands. “One was a bad decision, one was not a bad decision.”
— FOX10 Sports (@FOX10Sports) October 11, 2015
Saban on Calvin Ridley 81-yard TD: They were playing Quarters coverage. Everyone runs that pass against Quarters coverage.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) October 11, 2015
Saban on defense: “we played pretty much straight up defense.”
— Michael Brannon (@MichaelBrannon) October 11, 2015
Nick Saban: "I thought the guys came out and responded in the second half. All in all, I thought our defense played very well in this game."
— Crimson Magazine (@CrimsonMagazine) October 11, 2015
Nick Saban on Reggie Ragland: "This was probably one of his best games."
— TideSports.com (@TideSports) October 11, 2015
Saban: says there’s a lot of things that need to change because “we need to improve.” Goes on to say there needs to be more consistency.
— Michael Brannon (@MichaelBrannon) October 11, 2015
Saban: They're defense did a great job. They play with a lot of discipline up front. The nose guard is hard to block. They can run.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) October 11, 2015
Saban: Arkansas' defensive front does a good job without having to load the box.
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) October 11, 2015
Saban on playcalling: "We weren't trying to establish the pass. We were calling running plays that had passes attached to them."
— Ben Jones (@BW_Jones) October 11, 2015
Saban says the right decisions were made and they moved the ball – on establishing the pass.
— Michael Brannon (@MichaelBrannon) October 11, 2015
Will Heath is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers SEC football.
