ESPN.com · Nov 23, 2015
No question of motivation, focus for Alabama
No one paid much attention. It was an FCS opponent, so it's understandable. Ohio State-Michigan State and LSU-Ole Miss were on at the same time. Your collective focus was elsewhere for good reason.
But Alabama did something important on Saturday that bodes well for its future. Against Charleston Southern, they didn't let off the gas. They didn't pack it in early. They looked a lesser opponent in the eye for a week and didn't doze off.
Nick Saban's "tin horn" speech worked. Alabama dominated their final home game of the season in Bryant-Denny Stadium.