Nick Saban discussed the difficulties of facing Bobby Petrino's offense at Texas A&M.
has a new toy for the 2023 season. After the Aggie offense struggled last season, including in the final seconds of a loss toHe brought in Bobby Petrino, who was just weeks into a stint as OC at UNLV, which he left a head coach job at Missouri State for. On Saturday, Alabama coach Nick Saban was asked about facing the Petrino-led Aggie attack.
Saban and Petrino have faced off before, having won all five previous matchups. The first four times came when Petrino was head coach at Arkansas, while the most recent was during his second stint at Louisville in 2018, a game Alabama won 51-14. The Petrino-Fisher partnership was the subject of some scrutiny in the offseason, as the Aggie head coach seemed reluctant to admit Petrino would be calling the plays. Texas A&M has had its offensive struggles this season, but has been good enough to get to 4-1 overall and 2-0 to start SEC play.
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