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What Nick Saban said after Alabama’s big win over Colorado State
By Paul Harvey
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The No. 1 Crimson Tide took down Colorado State 41-23 Saturday.
Alabama never looked back as the Tide jumped out to a 24-10 halftime lead on their way to a second straight game with 41 points. QB Jalen Hurts was dynamic with 248 yards and 2 TDs passing and over 100 yards and another TD rushing.
Alabama did allow 13 fourth quarter points, but the game was put away well before that point. Still, Saban certainly would have preferred a stronger finish to the game on the defensive side of the ball.
The Crimson Tide are set to begin SEC play next Saturday against Vanderbilt.
Here is what Saban said following the Tide victory:
Saban: "I was pleased with how we started fast. That was certainly the goal … We didn't sustain that."
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 17, 2017
Saban on 2Q struggles on defense. You have to get off the field on third down.
Said the team didn't execute well.
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) September 17, 2017
Saban on giving up some big plays to CSU: "They made some plays that I wasn't pleased with that we need to do a better job with."
— Alex Byington (@_AlexByington) September 17, 2017
Saban on Robert Foster’s big catch: “I think it was huge because they had gotten momentum in the game.”
— Terrin Waack (@TerrinWaack) September 17, 2017
Saban on Miller Forristall: "He's probably got an ACL." Will have an MRI tomorrow to confirm it but likely out for the year.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 17, 2017
Saban on RBs: Bo and Damien played great. Both did great. The offensive line did a little better job today.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 17, 2017
Saban: "We didn't execute pressures very well, but we had a couple interceptions which were huge."
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 17, 2017
Saban on defensive "issues": "We've got 5 linebackers that aren't playing. … That creates some issues and problems."
— Alex Byington (@_AlexByington) September 17, 2017
Nick Saban: "I tried to play a lot of players in the game. Maybe we tried to do it too soon."
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) September 17, 2017
Nick Saban is interrupted by his media rep.
"You must have a date. You're in a rush to get out of here."
— Matthew (@speak_mc1) September 17, 2017
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
