Nick Saban’s motivational skills are still top-notch.
No. 8 Alabama clinched the SEC West title Saturday with a 49-21 win over Kentucky that was exactly as much of a blowout as the score indicated. Alabama entered the game with wins over rivals Tennessee and LSU and Saban wanted to make sure that his team didn’t overlook the Wildcats.
“Yeah we had rat traps in the locker room,” Cornerback Terrion Arnold said. “Locker room, going around the facility — not getting caught in it. Because I mean, think about it when you look at all this and all the external factors, we came off two big wins and Coach Saban said it’s human nature to be happy.