The Rose Bowl game between Michigan football and Alabama football on New Year’s Day will kick off the College Football Playoff, which is rapidly approaching. The Wolverines are the best team in the country, while the Crimson Tide are ranked #4. Nick Saban and Alabama are underdogs in this game, something they don’t do very often. The Crimson Tide will face a difficult challenge, but Saban always has his team prepared.
At the start of the season, a lot of people didn’t think Alabama football would go this far. The Crimson Tide just didn’t look good, and they lost at home for the first time since Nick Saban took over. But as the year has progressed, this team has improved significantly, and Saban anticipates that his guys will continue to do so.
“I trust our players to be able to stay focused when they need to stay focused..,” Saban said during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “This is a great experience for the players and we can’t allow any distractions to have an impact on how we get ready for the game.”
Saban knows that this will be a tough test for his Alabama team. Michigan is ranked #1 in the country for a reason, and it will take everybody to knock them off.
“We need everybody committed to be able to play the way we need to play against a good team.. ,” Saban continued. “The players know that we’ve gotta finish what we started and they’ve responded well.”
At the end of the day, Saban knows how to get the most out of every Alabama team, and the key to that is working hard and being ready for anything.
