However, even more than finding the winning edge in Saturday’s matchup the Crimson Tide need to accomplish three other tasks.
Consistency
It is not how you start, but how you finish a season that defines success.
Since the bye week, Alabama’s offense has played some of the best defenses in the country such as LSU and Mississippi State. The offense was able to do its job in both to pull the Tide ahead but the defense truly sealed the victory with shutouts in both.
The offensive firepower seen over the first half of the year was expected to resume its normal viewing schedule against the Citadel but was vacant for the first half.