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.

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava briefly exited Saturday's game against Alabama after taking a hard hit, but was able to return after sitting down for one o