"I can’t tell you how they’re going to play in the game, especially the guys that have never played in the game," Saban said. "Cooper has played some here, which is a benefit to him. But I don’t know how these other guys are going to play in the game. Some guys go in the game and play a lot better.
Rohan Davey was a guy, I used to (put my hands over my face) in practice, because some days, he would throw the ball end over end in practice, and then he’d go throw for 400 yards in the game. I kind of liked that, even though it was hard to take sometimes in practice. But you knew the guy was always going to play well in the game, because he was that kind of competitor."
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rbr op This certainly seems like he's going to let Barnett get some reps. Then again, if the offense is moving and scoring and more importantly not turning the ball over under Bateman, it may not matter how dynamic the arms behind him are.
We'll know Saturday night.

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rbr op[FONT=&quot]A good piece on the story of Nick Saban lofting high that trophy on a cold January morning and the reassurance that he gave to fans, coaches, and to players: Time to get to work, this is only the beginning.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]USC linebacker Osa Masina will not travel to Dallas for the team’s Week 1 game against Alabama after being suspended for a violation of team rules. According to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, Masina is currently under investigation by Cottonwood Heights (Utah) Police regarding allegations of sexual assault. The allegation is from over the summer; Masina is a native of Salt Lake City.[/FONT]
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rbr op[FONT=&quot]Masina was an important backup last season, and was in the mix for the starting OLB spot this season.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]What often gets lost in Kiffin's smirks, his cryptic and odd Twitter trolling, and the myriad takes on why he was elevated before his time as a head coach and then crashed so abruptly, is that he's pretty darn good at X's and O's and getting his offense into the end zone.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"He's one of more brilliant offensive minds in the country," Helton said. The conventional wisdom is the Kiffin, USC's head coach for 3 1/2 tumultuous seasons, is about to stick it to the Trojans on Saturday in AT&T Stadium. After all, USC athletic director Pat Haden humiliated him in 2013 with a midseason firing at Los Angeles International Airport after a 62-41 whipping by Arizona State.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"It was the lowest part of my career by far," Kiffin said during his media availability in advance of the national title game.[/FONT]
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rbr op[FONT=&quot]Kiffin apparently has a tell. If he whistles before the snap, he's going to change the play. I know who I want to play poker with.[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]What often gets lost in Kiffin's smirks, his cryptic and odd Twitter trolling, and the myriad takes on why he was elevated before his time as a head coach and then crashed so abruptly, is that he's pretty darn good at X's and O's and getting his offense into the end zone.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"He's one of more brilliant offensive minds in the country," Helton said. The conventional wisdom is the Kiffin, USC's head coach for 3 1/2 tumultuous seasons, is about to stick it to the Trojans on Saturday in AT&T Stadium. After all, USC athletic director Pat Haden humiliated him in 2013 with a midseason firing at Los Angeles International Airport after a 62-41 whipping by Arizona State.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]"It was the lowest part of my career by far," Kiffin said during his media availability in advance of the national title game.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Kiffin apparently has a tell. If he whistles before the snap, he's going to change the play. I know who I want to play poker with.[/FONT]

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