Saban: We had some lapses in the game. We're still searching in able to play a complete game.
Saban on injuries: A couple of guys out today, hopefully back tomorrow. We're a little banged up. Reuben Foster and Alphonse Taylor.
Saban: Tennessee is an important game in this state to our players and our fans.
Saban: Tennessee is for certain a top 10 team in the country.
Saban on defensive aggressiveness: "I thought 1 of the things we did well in the last game was we did affect the quarterback w/ pass rush."
Saban unhappy with D: "We need to be more difficult to score on. ... We've played 2 games this year where we've given up a lot of points."
Saban on Alvin Kamara: "Alvin, to me, is an outstanding player. He's got good speed, is very instinctive, is a good receiver."
Saban: There's two things when I was playing that weren't big issues: getting hit in the head and getting the wind knocked out of you.
Saban: Reuben hit his head on the ground, it wasn't a helmet to helmet thing.
Saban says Rashaan Evans' low-hit call was suppose to be a judgement call, & wasn't intentional on Evans part, so he explained that to ref.
Saban on the secondary: I think we made a couple mental errors. We just didn't play smart at times in executing what we had to do.
Saban on JK Scott: "I don't take him for granted at all. I respect the guy's ability tremendously. He's been very consistent this year."
Saban on UT's ability to comeback in games: "We need to do a better job of (playing the full game), we can't have lapses in games."
Saban: Everyone has to understand you're either in control of the game or you're not. Teams can score quickly.
Saban on defending Hail Mary plays: "We try to man-match them. We have certain guys that play the ball, certain guys that box out."
Saban on defending a hail mary: "I've lost games on this before, I don't think this is a play anybody should take for granted."
Saban: "I wasn't the happiest camper in the second half or after the game because we weren't in control of the game."
Saban: "I don't think we controlled the game in the second half, that's not something we can do in the future and still win the game."