Nick Saban Names 1 Thing Alabama Football Has Never Done

More and more teams have given into the "fake injuries" bit as a strategy. During the SEC coaches teleconference Wednesday, Alabama football coach Nick Saban was asked if he had any suggestions on how to curb faking of injuries in games...

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"Not really," Saban replied. "It really slows the game down, so it's not probably good for the game. It's not something we've ever done here."

Saban went on to explain that when a team playing fast is mixed with long drives, that leads to defensive players having to exert significant energy while running to the ball. And that can prompt players to grow tired.

"When players get tired they're more susceptible to getting injured probably," Saban said. "And you don't have enough timeouts to call timeout, so I understand why some people do it. We have not done it here. But you still get a 40-second clock on offense."

"There's a lot of good people out there who are above my pay grade," Saban said. "I probably shouldn't even be trying to answer this question."

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