Lane Kiffin said he told Nick Saban after the game, "I thought they played defense in the SEC.”
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Alex Scarborough
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Senior writer at @Bama_247, part of @247Sports and @CBSSports. Previously at @espn. Reach me at [email protected]
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- Saban’s response to students not wearing masks is worth repeating
- From Amari Cooper to Calvin Ridley to Jerry Jeudy, it’s amazing how Alabama has gone into South Florida and found three of the best receivers and route runners college football has seen in the last decade.
- What does Zion Williamson think of 7-6 Tacko Fall saying he won’t allow him to posterize him? Clears throat: “What is he supposed to say? Is he supposed to say I’m going to dunk on him? He said the right thing.”
- Eli Drinkwitz uses his media days opening to call for Mike Leach to be in the College Football Hall of Fame. He acknowledges Leach is 1 win short of the standard in terms of win percentage but says the HOF is incomplete without him in it and an exception should be made. Preach
- No surprise but Alabama standout edge Dallas Turner tells me he’s turning pro. “I’m gone. Ain’t no if, ands or buts about it.”
- Nick Saban says he had a meeting with the leadership group today and brought up the difficulty working from home. “When I come there I can raise hell with you guys. I’m here and Miss Terry raises hell with me."
- Two Florida fans came out for Billy Napier’s final game at Louisiana. And somehow amid the chaos they got a selfie. College football is so beautifully weird.
- You think this one meant something extra for Alabama? Saban ran over to the student section to give them a round of applause — a first, I believe. Then Milroe joined in on the fun.
00:00 - Alabama brought back “Dixieland Delight” and LSU played “Neck” again. No matter what happened on the field, today was a good day for college football.
- On ESPN Twitter CFB Show, Saban made the case for Bama getting in the playoff. He talked about Bryce's injury vs. Ark and how he was limited in practice when he came back. He pointed to a 3-0 close to the season. Saban said you have to ask, "How are they playing at present?"
- Mullen is asked about the possibilty of making the playoff with two losses should UF beat Bama in the SEC CG. He says he doesn’t have a vote but, "I guess the best thing to do would have been to play less games because you seem to get rewarded for not playing this year."
- You want to know what pure joy looks like? Look no further than Scott Frost right now. espn.com/espn/now?nowId…
