Across the college football landscape, the buzz about Saturday’s Alabama football scrimmage will be the post-game use of a crude expletive by Nick Saban. For Alabama football fans that might be good. Saban’s sometimes fiery outbursts signal his players to renew their attention to detail. Good results seem to always follow.
The bigger story from Saturday was Saban’s dissatisfaction in the performance of his defense. What made the situation worse was another serious injury to a linebacker. Sophomore Chris Allen will need surgery on a knee and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Alabama football still has 12 healthy linebackers and will add another when Jamey Mosley fully recovers from his shoulder problem within a few days.