TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama coach Nick Saban says he forgot about Election Day, not about voting.
The top-ranked Crimson Tide's coach said after Saturday's 51-3 win over Mississippi State that he had an absentee ballot. The comment came in response to an unrelated question.
On Wednesday, Saban responded to a question about the presidential election by saying that he "didn't even know yesterday was Election Day."
He also added that, "It was so important to me that I didn't even know it was happening. We're focused on other things here."
Saban says he never said he didn't vote but that his remarks got blown up into a big story.