What Saban Said On 'Hey Coach'
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| Alabama football head coach Nick Saban Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban last night talked about a variety of things, both from questions from the host as well as from the callers. Saban talked Texas A&M, Netflix and Ms. Terry, injuries and more.
Start out with a little fun and light talk. Nick and Ms. Terry do have a normal home life. Well, a normal home life for a coach and his wife. Saban said that they the two do enjoy finding a show on Netflix to watch when he has some down time.
Turning to the Crimson Tide, Saban said that Bama does continue to improve defensively. He said he believes that there is good leadership on the team this year, and believes there are some quiet leaders that set a good example.
Saban said that even though the defense has played a little better in the last two games, he still believes that the Tide is still a little work in progress as far as continuity.
Saban said that this week's Southeastern Conference opponent, Texas A&M, has "a really good team." Concerning the loss to UCLA, coach said that there were around 10 plays in the fourth quarter that could have given the Aggies the win if they had made any of those plays, thus making A&M an undefeated 5-0 team going into this week's contest.
Concerning the injury to Miller Forristall, Saban said the young man is doing fine after surgery, and is very encouraged Forristall will have a full recovery. Saban further stated that the injury to Forristall will not change Alabama's usage of the tight end.
Speaking of tight ends, Saban said that the two tight ends that have played the most, Irv Smith and Hale Hentges, have played very well thus far into the season.
Saban commented that he has heard that former Alabama head football coach Gene Stallings is doing well after his heart attack.
Concerning UA punter JK Scott, Saban said his statistics as a punter are unprecedented. Saban also said he's happy with Bama's kickoff coverage, and that on an average the Tide's opponents are starting around their own 15-yard line.
One of the things Saban said could be a big factor in this game is turnovers. He commented that Texas A&M creates a lot of turnovers. He said the Tide practices for turnovers, and that there are seven or eight of those turnover drills and that the players hate them...but that he loves them.
Saban said it's important for the players not to feel "entitled" based on their success. He said the biggest challenge is keeping the players "laser focused."
Concerning the Aggies third down play, Saban said that A&M has run the ball 22 times on third down plays which is "very unusual." He further stated that some teams will have thrown the ball 45 times on third down and run the ball only four times or so.
Commenting on overall play against Vanderbilt and Ole Miss, Saban said that the Tide played better against the Rebels than the Commodores, making fewer errors. He further stated that there were numerous plays against Ole Miss which could have been executed better by Bama.
Saban said that this game with Ole Miss was going to be a challenging game for the Crimson Tide. He also commented that this as well as the LSU venue were the two toughest road atmospheres in the SEC West.
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Bama Soccer Suffers Loss To Texas A&M
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Nicole Lyubenko and Taylor Morgan led the Alabama offense with two shots apiece, and Kat Stratton recorded one save in the net.
Bama returns to action this Sunday, October 8th to take on in-state rival Auburn at 5:00 p.m. CT at the Alabama Soccer Complex.
| Game Stats | UA | TAMU |
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| Goals | 0 | 2 |
| Shots | 8 | 14 |
| Shots on Goal | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 1 | 2 |
| Corners | 4 | 6 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Fouls | 14 | 12 |
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JK Scott Is Senior CLASS Award Nominee
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| University of Alabama football senior punter JK Scott Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama – Year after year awards and nominations for awards come to Crimson Tide scholar-athletes, and now University of Alabama football senior punter JK Scott has been selected to a list of 30 candidates for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award. The announcement was made on Thursday.
CLASS means Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in
School, and the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and
encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a
positive impact as leaders in their communities.
Scott is an outstanding scholar in the classroom, maintaining a 3.116 grade point average in
general business and is expected to graduate in December after only three
and a half years. Scott was selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll each
of the last two years, and was named to the league's First Year Academic
Honor Roll as a freshman.
As far as Scott's work in the community, he has consistently ranked near the top of the UA football roster
for hours worked in the community each of his first three years at the university.
He spends extensive time working with the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes, speaking at local schools and working with youth groups. This outstanding senior also participates each year in the Athletics Department's
Halloween Extravaganza, efforts with Project Angel Tree during the
holiday season and has volunteered his time at local hospitals on Tide's
bowl trips each of the last three years.
And on the football field? Scott is a prolific punter, a vital cog in the machine that is Alabama football. During
his four seasons on the gridiron, he consistently helps the Tide in the
field position battle by flipping the field time after time. The young man out of Denver, Colorado currently is second all-time in career punting yards at The Capstone with 9,339 and punt attempts with 204. In 2017, Scott has not had a
punt returned and dropped 10 of his 15 punts inside the 20-yard line
with only one touchback.
In order to be eligible for the Senior CLASS Award, a student-athlete must be classified as
an NCAA Division I FBS senior and have notable achievements in four
areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the
regular season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot.
Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media,
coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies
excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and
competition. Along with the winner, the 10 finalists will be award
Senior CLASS Award first- or second-team honors.
This year's Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the football bowl season in early January.
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Crimson Tide Football Finalizes On-Field Prep For Aggies
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The Crimson Tide is on the road today, traveling to College Station, Texas to take on the Aggies in a nationally-televised game set for tomorrow evening. Broadcast time from Kyle Field on the A&M campus is set for 6:15 p.m. CT, and will air live on ESPN with Joe Tessitore and Todd Blackledge in the booth and Holly Rowe working the sidelines.
This will be the 10th meeting between UA and TAMU, with the Tide holding the all-time advantage 7-2. Bama won last year's contest 33-14 in Tuscaloosa. as well as taking the last four victories between the two schools, including a 41-23 win in the Tide's last trip College Station in 2015.
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Alabama Swimming & Diving
Crimson And White Intrasquad Saturday Morning
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Serving as captains for Team Crimson will be Matthew Adams and Mia Nonnenberg. It will be senior Luke Kaliszak and junior Sarah Helm will be the captains for Team White.The captains selected the teams, with both squads divided equally between men and women. The intrasquad will include the normal dual meet order of events.
Participating on Team White includes All-Americans Kaliszak, junior Laurent Bams and junior Robert Howard. Also included on the White squad are junior Robby Costine, sophomore Kyle Maas, junior Justine Macfarlane, senior Paige Matherson, freshman Flora Molnar, sophomore Kacey Oberlander, junior Austin Rettinghouse, freshman Christian Strycker and junior Ayanna Woods, who all won events in the season opener at Delta State back in mid-September.
Those who will be competing on Team Crimson includes All-Americans Adams, Nonnenberg, senior Hannah Musser, senior Christopher Reid, senior Bailey Scott and sophomore Zane Waddell. The Crimson squad also includes senior Will Freeman, freshman Leonie Kullmann and freshman Richard Miksi, who won events against DSU.
