What Nick Saban said after Alabama's thrashing of Kent State

Nick Saban didn’t take it easy on his alma mater.

No. 1 Alabama cruised by Kent State 48-0 on Saturday, bringing the Crimson Tide’s record to 4-0. Saban’s squad outgained the Golden Flashes 502-166 while limiting them to just five first downs and a 1-for-13 clip on third down.

The coach, known to often find flaws with his team even after big wins, seemed quite pleased after picking up his 200th career victory.

Saban: Pretty pleased with the way we played.

— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 24, 2016

Nick Saban: "The goal going into this was to play a complete game … I think we probably did that as well as we've done all year."

— Ben Jones (@BW_Jones) September 24, 2016

Saban said the plan was to play Blake Barnett some in the second quarter, regardless of how the game was going.

— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 24, 2016

Saban says RB Damien Harris is "day-to-day" with an ankle sprain.

— Alex Byington (@abyingtonTD) September 24, 2016

Saban on lack of penalties: "It's better, it's what we've been emphasizing. I believe we only had one false start, which was monumental."

— Alex Byington (@abyingtonTD) September 24, 2016

Saban: Joshua Jacobs did a nice job. B.J. Emmons did too. Bo Scarbrough had a thigh bruise (we'd have liked to play him more).

— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 24, 2016

Saban: Cam Sims is finally healthy. He's a big guy who has big hands and great range.

— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 24, 2016

Saban on shutout: I think it was more important to play a lot of young guys and develop them.

— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 24, 2016

Saban on passing game: We got O.J. Howard involved and created a couple of explosive plays. That's what we are looking to do.

— Tony_Tsoukalas (@Tony_Tsoukalas) September 24, 2016