Alabama men's basketball coach Nate Oats said former football coach Nick Saban gave the Crimson Tide players a pep talk before Saturday's 100-75 win over Texas A&M.
He said during his appearance on the Crimson Tide Sports Network that pregame show that Saban talked about keeping the focus on the present, not the end goal (h/t Mike Rodak of 247Sports):
"We had Coach Saban talk to our team yesterday. Always go back to his process. Like, honestly, the more you talk about championships, the less you're focused on what you should be doing today. So they know where we're at [in the SEC].