Nick Saban delivers another angry press conference rant: 'Did any of you play sports?'
Alabama football coach Nick Saban didnāt appear to be in the best mood during his press conference Wednesday, which isnāt exactly shocking news.
Perhaps he was still peeved that his No. 1 team only defeated Florida by two points last weekend, or maybe something wasnāt working at practice, or he didnāt like the questions he was being asked, or maybe he just woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Because, although Saban is prone to press conference rants or brusque answers, he seemed a little extra perturbed when asked a seemingly innocuous question about tight end Jahleel Billingsley.
Through Alabamaās first three games this season against Miami, Mercer and Florida, Billingsley hasnāt seen a ton of action, but the 6-foot-4, 230-pound junior caught his first pass of the season against the Gators ā a 26-yard touchdown reception.
And when Saban was asked about what Billingsley has done to see his role increased this season, the seven-time champion coach offered a seemingly annoyed answer.
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"Well, heās doing what heās supposed to do. He practices better, heās more engaged, heās more focused on what heās supposed to and heās having more positive performance on the field, which is what any player is supposed to do. I think that - did any of you play sports?" Saban said. "I mean, the coach is supposed to play the best players, right?
"And then itās up to the players to do what theyāre supposed to do so they get to play because they become one of the best players. So thatās what heās doing now. But I donāt know, maybe if you didnāt play, maybe thatās not something that you quite get. So to answer your question, heās doing what heās supposed to do."
Alabama takes on Southern Miss this weekend before going up against two ranked SEC teams in No. 13 Ole Miss (Oct. 2) and No. 7 Texas A&M (Oct. 9).