Ohio State safety Caleb Downs, who previously played at Alabama under Nick Saban, offered a story to his former head coach about the difference between playing in the Big Ten and SEC.
On Saturday's episode of College Gameday, Saban explained that Downs told him Alabama was "more well-prepared" for big games than Ohio State because the Crimson Tide were playing difficult opponents virtually every week compared to the Buckeyes schedule in the Big Ten.
Mike Rodak @mikerodakNick Saban on <a href="https://twitter.com/CollegeGameDay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CollegeGameDay</a>: "I had an interesting conversation yesterday with Caleb Downs. We were talking about the SEC and how many hard games we had.