It’s equal parts flattery and fear.
Alabama has lost just six road games within the last decade, falling three times at Auburn and once at Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tennessee. In each of those cases, jubilant fans stormed the field to celebrate the conquering of Nick Saban’s imposing Crimson Tide.
Saban displayed a sizeable bruise on his left forearm last October that occurred in the chaos following the loss to Texas A&M, but he said Wednesday that he was unscathed while leaving the field after Saturday’s 52-49 loss to Tennessee inside a crazed Neyland Stadium.
“Yeah, I did,” Saban said of his clean exit amid the chaos. “It was a pretty difficult situation. I actually had about three bruises (last year), but I didn’t have any after this one.”
The aftermath of Saturday’s thriller received national attention again Wednesday, when a video surfaced of Tide receiver Jermaine Burton appearing to hit a female Tennessee fan. The fan, Emily Isaacs, revealed the video on her TikTok account with the message, “Jermaine Burton smacking me in the head while walking past him after their loss Saturday.”