Is Nick Saban being a sore loser, and throwing his team under the bus at the same time?
The Crimson Tide head coach used part of his time at SEC Media Day to imply that Ezekiel Elliott ran all over his defense, because his guys were distracted about their NFL Draft grades.
Per USA Today:
“I just felt like in our experience last year, our chemistry from the SEC championship game to the playoff game was affected by something,” Saban said. “We had six guys in this situation this past year and 11 the year before. We’re trying to get ready for a game and all of a sudden a guy finds out he’s a first-round pick or a guy who thought he was a first-round pick finds out he isn’t and we’re trying to play a playoff game.
“I think it would be better not to submit that information to a player until he was finished competing in college. We’ve moved the draft (later in the year). We’ve not moved the date that a player has to declare (later).”
Elliott shredded the Bama defense for 230 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns.