Kiffin was then hired by Nick Saban to be the offensive coordinator for Alabama.
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After a shaky first quarter, including dual-threat true freshman Jalen Hurts fumbling on his first play, things worked out for the Crimson Tide in a 52-6 victory over No. 20 Southern Cal.
Outside of the early fumble and an ill-advised, third-quarter interception with the game well in hand, Hurts embodied what we’ve seen from Alabama quarterbacks during the program’s decade of dominance under Saban, which has included four national championships. “I said whatever decision we made for tonight was for now”. So next year we wouldn’t make any money, this year we would. “They’re really good friends”, Saban said.
“I’ve gotten that stare”, junior receiver ArDarius Stewart said.
According to USA Today, Sarkisian was sacked from USC last October by athletic director Pat Haden. They are nearly never happy unless you win the whole thing.
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.
Hurts ran for two more scores on gains of seven and six yards out.
Ronald Jones was stuffed for a gain of two yards, quarterback Max Browne was sacked and then threw an incomplete pass on a third down throw short of the sticks.
“Most people probably don’t even know that they were a Top 25 team, finished ranked 24th in the country past year with a 12-2 record and actually won a bowl game and won their conference”, Saban said Monday.
Harris rushed for 138 yards on just nine carries, including a long of 73, as the Tide finished with 465 yards to just 194 for the Trojans. It was encouraging that both players played better as they played in the game, which should be expected of freshmen.
After allowing a field goal on the game’s opening series, and stopping USC’s second drive in Bama territory on linebacker Ryan Anderson’s fourth-down sack, the Tide allowed only 11 yards on the Trojans’ seven possessions the rest of the half.
“I told him that we’d love to have him as part of the organization”, Saban said Monday. “We don’t want to get any dumb penalties or anything like that from doing the talking”. How can every guy improve?.
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That means there may not be anything more definite this week than last week, as Western Kentucky – a good team with nothing like the reputation of a Southern Cal – comes to town.
