Two days later, a A crushing loss Tennessee On Saturday, Alabama’s head coach Nick Saban said to reporters that he noticed something wasn’t right with his players before the biggest game of their season.
In a thrilling Saturday afternoon match, Tennessee defeated Alabama. Saban’s first appearanceIn 15 attempts, a 40-yard field goal was made as the time expired.
Tennessee’s Chase McGrath prepares to kick a final-second field goal while holder Paxton Brooks waits for snaps against Alabama Saturday, October 15, 2022 in Knoxville.
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“You want to be full of energy and loose. I felt we were tight especially at the beginning of the game. Saban explained Monday that our players chant every time they come out of the locker area. “They weren’t chanting. I said, ‘Why aren’t you guys chanting? What’s up with that?’ It’s not that they don’t wanna do it, it’s not that they’re not trying.
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“I just think we’ve got to get our focus in the right place and our psychological disposition in the right place so that we can… when you compete, it’s fun to compete when you play the next play.”
During the first quarter against the Tennessee Volunteers, Nick Saban, Alabama Crimson Tide head coach, looks on at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on October 15, 2022.
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Tennessee, which moved up to No. On Monday, Tennessee climbed to No. Jump all across AlabamaThe team scored touchdowns on the three initial possessions, taking a 21-7 lead at halftime.
Alabama’s defense, which had been so strong all season, finally gave up. 567 yards to Tennessee’s offenseIncluding allowing Tennessee to enter field goal range with fifteen seconds remaining in the fourth-quarter.
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“Most definitely. I think we probably just had a lot of anxiety,” Alabama linebacker Will Anderson said while agreeing with Saban’s assessment, according to AL.com. “We didn’t have the same intensity that we had a couple of weeks ago. We definitely needed that to carry over to this game, but the intensity just wasn’t where it needed to be.”
Nick Saban, Alabama’s head coach, during the Tennessee match Oct. 15, 2022 in Knoxville.
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The loss was sudden 15-game streak of winningAlabama won over Tennessee and the Crimson Tide dropped to No. 6 among the top 25.
No. 6 Alabama faces No. 24 Mississippi State in Week 8
