Did Alabama get shorted a down against Ole Miss? Nick Saban explains.
was angry. The head coach of the Crimson Tide was giving the referees an earful after it appeared his team might have been shorted a down.
The Crimson Tide, down 7-6, were driving the ball into Ole Miss territory. At the Rebel 16, facing second-and-five, Roydell Williams carried the ball exactly five yards. However, the chains had moved. The play was first-and-10, so Alabama had essentially wasted a down before facing second-and-9. Saban said the referee told him he had signaled for the first down. Saban questioned why the official spotting the ball didn’t.
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