I agree, it absolutely was for color but was atrociously worded. He was way too general - as though he hadn't even covered football as a sport before. He could've asked "As a receiver, what physical tools make Henry Ruggs so dangerous in the red-zone?" Then Saban could talk about his track speed, his size, his hands etc. If it wasn't about color and just for information he could ask, "From a scheme perspective, has there been a concentrated effort to get Ruggs the ball the in the red-zone?" or "Ruggs has been extremely efficient in the red-zone this season; what factors in the game have allowed him to be so successful?"The Ruggs questions was one of those where he was asking for "some color" because the journalist was clearly writing something about the player and wanted a positive quote from Nick Saban. I think it was intentional because he doesn't want these young guys getting so much hype and increased expectations. Just wants him to go run routes and catch.
Instead we got: "Henry Ruggs has a touchdown in each of his last 3 games. What does he do that enables him to be a threat near the end-zone?"
To which the response from Saban obviously is along the lines of "...uh..he runs faster than the other guys and gets open so we throw him the ball."
It just wasn't focused enough. But a lot of these guys are sloppy on a weekly basis. If you listen to each session there are always a few who sound like they've never asked a question in their life - much less like they do it for a living.