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Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:20 am to TideSaint
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:20 am to TideSaint
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban was irate on the sideline.
In the third quarter of Alabama’s 49-30 win over Arkansas on Saturday, outside linebacker Rashaan Evans sacked quarterback Austin Allen for a loss of 10 yards on a second-down play.
But Evans was flagged for 15 yards after the hit on Allen. The officials flagged Evans for a personal foul and what they viewed as “roughing the passer, hit below the waist.”
Saban wasn’t pleased with the ruling and immediately let the officials know. Saban lit into each official near him as he walked the sidelines after the play.
The coach was a little more calm during his Monday news conference when explaining his frustration.
“I think player safety is really important and I don’t think the guys would want them to do it on our quarterback. We certainly don’t coach our guys to do it to the opposing team’s quarterback — when you just have a free shot at the quarterback and you hit them low, in the knee area,” Saban said of low hits. “But when a guy’s being blocked, pushed in the back or scrambling toward the quarterback, it’s supposed to be a judgment call as to whether the guy went low on the guy intentionally, had an opportunity to stay up, or didn’t have an opportunity to stay up.
“I’m not criticizing the officials. I just thought that the guy beat the guy around the edge and lowered his shoulder and was getting pushed and was off balance and it wasn’t an intentional thing. But that’s a judgment call and we’re certainly going to have to live with that call.”
Evans easily beat Arkansas offensive lineman Dan Skipper around the edge. As he dipped his shoulder to speed by, Evans was shoved as he closed in on Allen. The push from Skipper caused Evans to stumble and go lower than he likely intended.
Evans saw increased playing time in the second half when starter Reuben Foster left the game with a concussion. Evans finished with 7 tackles, a half sack and 2 quarterback hurries.
“It’s just like the manager that goes out in baseball,” Saban said. “Did you ever see a manager come out in baseball and argue the call and the umpire changed the call? No. You’re trying to get it right the next time. You’re just trying to make sure they get it right the next time. That’s kind of how it is.”
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Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:21 am to TideSaint
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There’s a social media trend across college football showcasing a battle for bragging rights among position groups. Fans of schools like Florida and LSU (and even the programs themselves) go back and forth with stats, highlights, recruit rankings and NFL draft picks to strengthen their argument of which school should be crowned “DBU” (Defensive Back University). I’ve seen similar arguments between schools like Tennessee and Clemson for “WRU” (Wide Receiver University).
When it comes to running backs, though, schools like Georgia, Texas or Oklahoma may have some room to gloat, but there is no “RBU” like the one in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Tide’s lineage of elite backs under Nick Saban is not only royal with awards, All-American honors and Heisman trophies, but also deep in history. Players like Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, T.J. Yeldon, Eddie Lacy and Derrick Henry all have paved the way for a new crop of players to assume the throne in 2016.
This week we got a glimpse of a three-way crown that is taking shape in Title Town. True sophomores and former 5-star prospects Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough were already on the national radar, but true freshman Joshua Jacobs made sure the party didn’t go on too long without him as he broke through early in the game last week versus Arkansas.
Over the weekend, the three combined for 235 yards and averaged 10.2 yards per carry as a trio. Each player had at least one highlight reel run — a weekly occurrence. Those bursts remind us of how special each player is and how rare it is that they’re all on the same depth chart.
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