As Tennessee was driving against the Crimson Tide in the third quarter, Alabama needed an excuse to make a substitution. Instead of burning a timeout, an assistant coach seemed to tell a player to fall down, even giving him a slight friendly push, and then signaled for the ref to acknowledge him and blow the whistle – which the ref did.

Nick Saban said Saturday that Alabama viewed Tennessee as a bigger rivalry game than Auburn during his coaching career:

With Alabama football traveling to Tennessee on Saturday, here's a look back at how former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban did vs. the Vols with the Tide: