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Nick Saban Told Alabama Players to Take Ole Miss Game 'Personal'

The AP No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide entered halftime of Saturday's game against the No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels down 17-14, but they rallied for a 30-24 win at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

Head coach Nick Saban told reporters after the win that he told his players to take the game "personal" and "play to the standard," via ESPN's Alex Scarborough:

"I think that's the big thing that we wanted to get our players to do is, you're responsible for the identity that you create and it's personal in terms of how you play and how you compete in the game to try to dominate the guy you're playing against.