TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — They're the scariest words a University of Alabama player can hear: "Coach wants to see you."
They might mean nothing. A quick meeting—no problem. But they might mean you're in the doghouse—and that's a problem.
"You don't want to be in Coach Saban's doghouse," says safety Rashad Johnson of the Tennessee Titans, who played for Saban at Alabama in 2007-08. "It's a tough house to be in."
It starts with an intimidating walk to the coach's office through the maze of hallways in the Crimson's Tide football complex.
"It's scary. It's nerve-wracking," Alabama safety Eddie Jackson says.