Sarkisian, 42, reportedly will be a special assistant to the offense, joining coordinator Lane Kiffin, with whom he worked with at USC.
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Alabama football coach Nick Saban always finds a way to pump up that week’s opponent no matter how inferior they may be to the Crimson Tide.
USC has not helped its image in the aftermath of the issues related to Sarkisian, particularly when it comes to playing in prime time.
Alabama trailed until midway through the second quarter when Stewart got in behind the secondary and Hurts found him wide open in the end zone to make it 7-3.
“We’ve got a big game next week versus Utah State”, Helton said. “He’s going through some personal things himself to get himself in a very positive position and wants to continue to do those things in the future and professionally”. He can also provide input on the overall direction of the team, if Saban wants it, including the game plan.
Nick Saban, you see, doesn’t care about how things look. Eventually, he succeeded Kiffin as head coach for the Trojans.
The biggest game in college football was the #20 USC vs #1 Alabama game.
According to the NCAA, you’re allowed to have “one head coach, nine assistant coaches and two graduate assistant coaches” on your staff. Alabama has all those, plus about twice as many of those on its – quote fingers – non-coach – end quote fingers – coaching staff.
“He’ll probably miss a few days and could be questionable for this game, just depending on how he responds throughout the week”, Saban told reporters. “And I’m proud of our team for beating a good team”. The Badgers, quarterbacked by De La Salle graduate Bart Houston, staved off the fifth-ranked Tigers’ desperate last-ditch drive for a 16-14 victory in a game played in Green Bay’s Lambeau Field. The quarterback who at this point a year ago was playing high school ball in Texas, and not in the Dallas Cowboys’ NFL stadium, added touchdown runs of 7 and 6 yards to make it 38-3 before he exited late in the third quarter.
After Saturday’s game, Saban announced senior offensive lineman Alphonse “Shank” Taylor sat out due to suspension. When Nebraska was flagged for delay of game after the play clock expired, Fresno State declined the penalty.
Compliments aside, WKU is and will remain a clear underdog heading into this game, though there has been a little more buildup to this one that you might traditionally see for a team of Alabama’s caliber.
Next week against Western Kentucky in the home opener, Hurts figures to swipe that title.
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The two touchdown runs by Hurts made it 38-3, and the Trojans wound up without a touchdown for the first time since 1997.
