Saban tells what impressed him the most about Alabama defeating LSU

Nick Saban was impressed with the way the Alabama Crimson Tide went to LSU and picked up a 31-13 win over the LSU Tigers.

Saban explained what he was most impressed with on “The Pat McAfee Show.”

“What really impressed me about the Alabama team was the competitive toughness they showed and the poise they showed in playing in a difficult place to play at LSU,” Saban said. “And got behind 17-13. And when it seemed like the momentum of the game had completely shifted in LSU’s favor, they went right down the field and scored and then took over the game and controlled the game. I was very impressed with their competitive toughness in the game. And, you know, that’s what you need to do in the SEC to be able to win on the road in some of these difficult places to play.”

Alabama improved to 7-2 with the win over the Tigers and moved up to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings.

The legendary head coach is now interested in seeing how the Tide respond to the big win against Vanderbilt.

“Now, I think the big question is how do they deal with that success,” Saban said. “How do they deal with that victory? They’re going to a place like Vanderbilt. That was always a place I did not like to go play. But hopefully, because they lost up there a couple years ago, they’ll have the proper respect and go play another good game up there.”

Alabama and Vanderbilt will get after it at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday in Nashville,