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Nate Oats comments on his ejection from Alabama’s win over Mississippi State

Adam Spencer

By Adam Spencer

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Nate Oats had to watch from the locker room as the Alabama Crimson Tide held on for an 80-75 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday night.

That’s because the Crimson Tide coach was ejected after arguing that Keon Ellis was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 9:20 left in the second half.

Following the game, Oats said he disagreed with the call, but added he shouldn’t have been so vocal about it when he already had 1 technical foul (via AL.com):

“I thought there was a foul,” Oats said. “They didn’t call it. I had been on them. There were a few calls I disagreed with. It happens. I shouldn’t have gone after them as hard as I did when I already had one T. I have to be smarter. I’m not going to repeat everything that was said between me and the ref but I have to do a better job.”

Here’s a video of Oats leaving the court after getting his second technical foul:

Oats said this was the first time he could ever remember getting ejected from a game.

The important thing is Alabama got the win, improving to 17-9 on the season ahead of a showdown at No. 4 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Mississippi State fell to 14-11 overall and are now further away from the NCAA Tournament bubble.

Adam Spencer

Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.

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