What Nick Saban said following Alabama's loss to Texas
Nick Saban addressed reporters following Alabama’s shocking loss to Texas Saturday night.
This is not something Alabama is used to. The Crimson Tide have never been 1-1 under Nick Saban before, it’s the first time the Tide start the season 1-1 since 2003.
Regardless, Saban started his presser by telling reporters that he “still believes” in his players following the 34-24 loss.
#Alabama HC Nick Saban: “I believe in these players. These players have worked hard. I appreciate the fans — they did their part, we didn’t do ours.”
— Austin Hannon (@austinhannon_) September 10, 2023
Saban said a few things about his quarterback, Jalen Milroe as well. He was blunt, saying he “considered” taking Milroe out of the game, insisting that Milroe held on to the ball too long at times. However, he also admitted receivers were not doing a good job of getting open.
Milroe finished with a pair of touchdowns and a pair of interceptions on 14/27 passing for 255 yards.
#Alabama HC Nick Saban says he considered taking Jalen Milroe out.
— Austin Hannon (@austinhannon_) September 10, 2023
#Alabama HC Nick Saban: “Sometimes we held the ball at quarterback.”
Also said the wide recievers didn’t do a good job getting open.
— Austin Hannon (@austinhannon_) September 10, 2023
Later, Saban said that he never felt Milroe lost confidence throughout the game.
#Alabama HC Nick Saban on Jalen Milroe’s: “I didn’t see a bad look from him on the sidelines.”
Said Milroe didn’t ever lose confidence.
— Austin Hannon (@austinhannon_) September 10, 2023
Here’s more from Nick Saban’s postgame press conference.
#Alabama HC Nick Saban: “Just all in all, we didn’t do what we needed to do to be successful against a good team.”
— Austin Hannon (@austinhannon_) September 10, 2023
Saban: “It’s a privilege to play in games like this. It’s a privilege to play at the University of Alabama. It’s a privilege to play where you have such great tradition. It’s a privilege to play where you have such great fan support.”
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 10, 2023
Saban: “It all starts with me. I obviously let our team down in terms of how we were able to execute and play.”
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 10, 2023
Nick Saban: “This was a test for us. I told the players early in the week last week that this was gonna be a test and we would play a really good team. … And we obviously didn’t do very well. But it’s the midterm, not the final.”
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 10, 2023
