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Nick Saban feels matchup with Texas A&M is ‘still a really big game’

Some feel Alabama vs. Texas A&M has lost some of its hype since the Aggies have dropped multiple games this season, but Nick Saban is not falling victim to the ‘rat poison.’

The Crimson Tide will enter this weekend’s matchup 5-0 after defeating Arkansas in Fayetteville. The Aggies are coming off a loss to Mississippi State and are currently 3-2. Saban feels this weekend’s game is still a big one for Alabama despite the Aggies’ current record.

“The media sort of makes things out to be some kind of way,” Saban said on Hey Coach Thursday. “I have been asked various questions about, this was supposed to be the big game and it is not as big a game now.