What Nick Saban said after 50-point rout of Arkansas State
By Keith Farner
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Alabama coach Nick Saban was pleased with fewer errors by his team, though there is still room for improvement following a 57-7 victory over Arkansas State.
QBs Tua Tagovailoa had three touchdowns in the first quarter, and Jalen Hurts added two more as he entered late in the first quarter. The Crimson Tide led 40-0 at halftime, and overall Tagovailoa was 13-for-19 for 228 yards and four touchdowns, while Hurts was 7-for-9 for 93 yards, and he had a fumble near the goal line.
Nick Saban: "I was pleased with the way the guys went out there and competed. We started fast."
Noted there were less errors on defense.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 8, 2018
Saban: "I said earlier that the specialists need to perform. Obviously when you miss 2 extra points, that's not a good thing. I thought Joe (Bulovas) went in there and did a good job."
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 8, 2018
Saban on QBs: "I think both guys did a really good job today, I think both guys played well today."
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 8, 2018
Nick Saban: I think we made some improvement in some areas of our team, but I'm not pleased with where we are. We made less errors on defense today.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 8, 2018
Saban on QBs: I think both guys did a really good job. I think both guys played well. Said the team was efficient passing the ball.
Mentioned that the team needs to improve in the run game so the team can have more balance.
— Marq Burnett (@Marq_Burnett) September 8, 2018
Saban: We need to ramp it up a notch now because competition is going to get more difficult going on the road to Ole Miss.
— Aaron Suttles (@AaronSuttles) September 8, 2018
Saban said Jalyn Armour-Davis injured in his knee in warmups.
"Doc wasn't optimistic."
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 8, 2018
Saban said Isaiah Buggs twisted his ankle in Game 1 and tweaked it again. But he could have gone back into the game, if needed.
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 8, 2018
Saban: "Xavier (McKinney)'s done a really, really good job. He's played well."
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) September 8, 2018
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
