Alabama football suffered its first loss of the season against Tennessee earlier this month, and Nick Saban feels the Crimson Tide have shown some improvement after the defeat.
The Tide defeated Mississippi State in Bryant-Denny Stadium last Saturday to rebound from the loss to the Vols. Alabama’s defense performed noticeably better against the Bulldogs as they were able to limit Mike Leach’s offense to six points. Saban highlighted Alabama’s defense as an area of improvement during the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday.
“I liked the way we competed in the game against Mississippi State,” Saban said. “They are two different teams with two different styles of play.