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“Unfinished business” has defensive leaders back and hungry for Alabama football

Failure can be the driving force for motivation in life and sports.

At the University of Alabama, the football program under Nick Saban finds a way to become stronger after a failure.

The 2008 team focused on winning a Southeastern Conference Championship and a BCS national title, but Tim Tebow and Florida got in the way of it. It returned the following season, conquered the Gators, and defeated Texas for a national championship. Alabama endured not winning a national title in 2013 and 2014, and it fueled its defensive unit for 2015.

Players turned frustration into wreaking havoc on opponents, and it won a national title.