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Alabama coach Nick Saban spoke to the media during a press conference on Saturday as the team gets set to face Michigan State in the College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year’s Eve.
Here are the highlights from his press conference.
Nick Saban on his Christmas role "You look forward to Santa Claus coming (as a child), and at some point, you become Santa Claus" #SaintNick
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) December 26, 2015
Nick Saban: Things went extremely well at my house. When you have a 2-year-old grandbaby it's a lot of fun.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) December 26, 2015
Nick Saban said they had really good practices and prep back in Tuscaloosa before the Christmas break.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) December 26, 2015
Nick Saban said the portion of the team that traveled together is all here. Players from West Coast are coming separate. No travel issues
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) December 26, 2015
Saban said Kenyan Drake's arm is fine and his confidence is fine. He seems to have no issues at all.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) December 26, 2015
Alabama senior linebacker Reggie Ragland also had some high praise for Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook.
Alabama LB Reggie Ragland said Michigan State QB Connor Cook is "probably the most NFL-ready quarterback in the country."
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) December 26, 2015
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
