Alabama struggled to pull away from Arkansas in a 27-14 win on Saturday, but despite a sloppy showing against the Razorbacks, the Crimson Tide should feel good about the result.
The Crimson Tide trailed 7-3 until late in the third quarter, but from there they scored 24 straight points against a team that—despite its losing record—took Texas A&M to the brink, beat Tennessee in Knoxville and entered the week ranked No. 17 in Football Outsiders' S&P+ ratings.
Few teams can flip the light switch as easily as Nick Saban's, which turned a small deficit into a small lead and then a small lead into a comfortable lead in the span of seven minutes of game time.