It might have been a throwaway line, but there is no such thing this time a year in the football-crazed state of Alabama.
As Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide were vising President Donald Trump at the White House, former Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson made an appearance on the "Paul Finebaum Show."
In a segue way from the topic of Alabama to the interview with Carlson, Finebaum suggested the White House might be a preferred appointment on Tuesday than a radio interview, but pointed out Auburn beat Alabama.
"They might be national champs," Carlson quipped, "but I'd say we're state champs.