Saban: Tennessee's made progress, they've played very well this year outside of turnovers

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"Jeremy's done a really good job there in my opinion. They've played very, very well this year. Last week was a little bit of an anomaly. And again, that same ole word comes up. They turned the ball over and that made a huge difference in the game. But they have some very capable players. I think they've got two very good running backs. The quarterback's very athletic. They've got some good skill players outside. Their defense has played really well this year. They've got a really good pass defense. Their defense is like fourth or fifth in the league overall. They're very, very well-coached. They do a good job on special teams. So we're going to see a good team. They play their best against us. They've beat some good teams this year when they've played well. And they're very capable. I would expect we'll see that kind of effort from them this weekend.

I think [Tennessee] have made progress. I think you look at what a team does down in, down out, how the players play. They’re playing with a lot of effort, toughness. They’re very well-coached. They’re in the right spots. But I think when you turn the ball over in this game -- I don’t care if it’s us or them or whoever it is -- it’s really hard to overcome. We do a little chart every week and show our players the record of every team in the country who’s +3, +2, -3, -2, 0 turnover, and all you have to do is look at that chart and it’s very telling in terms of the impact that turnovers have on the game. So, I think that’s been their issue, and it’s not the rest of their team. It’s not how they’re capable of playing. It’s not the progress that they’ve made. It’s just taking care of the ball.”

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