Nick Saban previews Middle Tennessee
The Alabama head coach talks about the Crimson Tide's week one opponent.
Transcript
00:00 Middle Tennessee is, they won eight games last year.
00:04 They beat a top 25 team in Miami.
00:06 They won a bowl game against San Diego State.
00:11 Rick Stocksdale has been there for a long time.
00:13 He's done a really good job.
00:14 They got a great offensive scheme in terms of how they do things and
00:18 problems that they create.
00:20 So it's gonna be challenging for our players from that standpoint.
00:23 They're a very aggressive defensive team.
00:25 A lot of stunts, a lot of blitzes, a lot of negative plays.
00:28 So it's a very challenging preparation for our offensive team.
00:32 And they're sound and solid and do a great job on special teams.
00:36 So this is a challenging team for us to play.
00:40 But again, we're concerned about how do we establish an identity for
00:45 our team in terms of how we compete and how we play, regardless of who we might play.
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