This is not a new debate, nor is this the first time an Alabama player was injured on a cut block.
Dont'a Hightower's 2009 season was cut short by a massive knee injury on a block somewhat similar to the one Da'Shawn Hand faced Saturday against Ole Miss. The low hit by tight end Dawson Knox sparked considerable discussion about the technique.
"Yeah, it was legal. He just cut him," Nick Saban said Monday. "If it's illegal, we should eliminate cut blocking. I've been an advocate of that for a long time, but you're allowed to cut.