Just one wall separated Nick Saban's postgame news conference from a noisy, smoke-filled Alabama locker room.
Here's the rundown of what he said in the aftermath of the 58-21 win over Tennessee.
-- Saban said it is a tough time of year physically but the team responded well. He liked being able to take the air out of the ball in the second half with the running game.
-- Tennessee had a good game plan for Alabama, he said. There was some confusion at times.
-- Tua Tagovailoa could have returned after taking a big third-quarter hit.