- ABC News
- October 12, 2020
Alabama coach Nick Saban on Monday sought to clarify the comments he made after Saturday's 63-48 win over Ole Miss in which he said it felt as if the Rebels, who racked up 647 yards of offense, had figured out their defensive signals. Saban told reporters during his regular weekly news conference on Monday that what he was referring to after the game was a feeling that his defense was always one play behind. "Some of that is our issue in terms of how we disguise things," he said. "They were going fast. We were struggling to get lined up, and we didn't do a very good job of disguising things. So they were able to take advantage of a lot of situations. "They know us well, so all those things contributed to me feeling a little bit like we were one play behind." Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin spent three seasons as Saban's offensive coordinator at Alabama from 2014 to '16. On Monday, Kiffin responded to Saban's comments, saying that he never knew the Tide's signals...