Nick Saban opened his case for Alabama to upset No. 1-ranked Georgia with a very simple premise of the Crimson Tide not beating itself.
It’s a given Heisman Trophy candidate Bryce Young will also need to make some plays from his quarterback position along the way.
Alabama (11-1) sets out to defend its SEC and CFP Championships at 4 p.m. on Saturday when it faces Georgia (12-0) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
“I think the fact they have like nine different players that have 4 1/2 tackles for loss, one guy has 8 1/2, and they have five different players that have multiple sacks,” Saban noted, asked about 345-pound Georgia All-American nose tackle Jordan Davis.
The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach and former Saban assistant Kirby Smart, feature a historically dominant defense that’s allowing just 6.92 points per game — less than half of the second-best scoring defense in the nation (Clemson, 15.0).
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