Nick Saban had plenty of critics following Alabama's Week 2 loss to Texas.
Now gearing up to play in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Michigan on Monday, the veteran head coach believes those early criticisms fueled his team.
"We had some really good rat poison early. It was almost like Wheaties," Saban said. "Everybody criticized us and said we weren't any good. We're done and Coach Saban is past his prime and all that. It was like eating Wheaties, you know? Breakfast of champions, that helped us."
The Next Round @NextRoundLive"Everybody criticized us and said we weren't any good.