West Virginia Game Week Press Conferences and Practice Updates

• Saban: "West Virginia has, I think, a really good team coming back."
• Nick Saban press conference underway: West Virginia has, I think, a really good team coming back. Dana has done a really good job on offense
• Saban: WV has a lot of success moving the ball on opponents; will be a challenge for Bama
• Saban: No new injuries to report. "Everybody is practicing" except Kurt Freitag (toe).
• Saban: The QB situation we’re going to continue to rep both guys. We feel like both guys have done a good job.
• Saban says both QBs are still taking reps. "Obviously someone has to start the game so we'll make that decision sometime this week."
• Saban: Blake Sims has done really, really well. Played well in scrimmages. Said team has a good rhythm with Sims in.
• Saban: Jacob Coker is still learning. Said it's about confidence and becoming more familiar with the system.
• Saban on Coker still learning: "To think that a guy can play with confidence when he doesn't have knowledge is almost stupid."
• Saban: all players are available to go to Atlanta at this time
• Saban: No plans to play two series on, two series off or anything like that for QBs right now.
• Saban on QBS: No guarantee that "whatever pitcher starts the game is necessarily going to pitch nine innings."
• Saban: Going to go West Virginia games when I was a kid was the biggest thing going. I've always been a Mountaineer fan.
• Saban: I remember looking the rails watching Jerry West play at the West Virginia Field House.
• Saban waxes poetic about growing up a WVU fan, but says "But now I'm at Alabama. I'm an Alabama fan now."
• Saban thinks Alabama has much more depth up front on defense. Ex-end A'Shawn Robinson first-team at noseguard ahead of Brandon Ivory.
• Saban: No decision has been made on whether both QBs will play Saturday.
• Saban: The decision to play both quarterbacks hasn't been made. I've said about all I can say on the quarterbacks.
• Saban says CB Cyrus Jones has had a really good camp this fall.
• Saban talking RBs: Says Yeldon and Henry are downhill runners, Drake is better receiver, perimeter running. Want all three involved.
• Saban: we've tried to make some systematic adjustments on offense, but it has to be within what our players can do
• Saban on involvement with OC: I'd rather make my recommendations between series rather than during a drive. Doesn't want to mess the guy up
• Saban: you can mess a guy up if you constantly question what they do
• Saban: Landon Collins has been a key guy in a leadership role; has set a great example; will still play some on special teams
• Saban says the team will "minimize" Landon Collins' play on special teams because of his value at safety. He'll still play on some teams.
• Saban: Brandon Ivory could start inside and A'Shawn Robinson move back to end against a different style of offense. Says lots of versatility
• Saban saying he hates to give the depth chart, because players gets used differently in different situations.
• Saban: Rashaan Evans has shown a lot on the edge in terms of a pass rush. Tim Williams has too, when we get him fully back.
• Saban: A'Shawn Robinson listed as starter at NG, but will play multiple positions on line depending on formation
• Saban said he can't remember ever having a freshman start at left tackle.
• Saban says LB Reuben Foster has "learned how to play." Said he's corrected the mistake that caused his neck stingers.

runtheoption22 said:

And, that's why Blake is your starter vs WVU, IMO

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