FAYETTEVILLE -- It must have been time for another classic wake-up call from Nick Saban, who occasionally uses media questions to deliver a message to his team.
At his Wednesday night's postpractice news conference, a reporter asked if it was his intent to play third-team quarterback Taulia Tagavailoa to "expedite his progression" behind his injured brother Tua Tagavailoa and presumed starter Mac Jones for Saturday's game against the University of Arkansas.
Saban got worked up.
"We're focused on winning the game, all right?" Saban said. "We're gonna play the best players we can play to win the game.