Nick Saban will face Kirby Smart, his former defensive coordinator.

Saban is 11-0 all-time against his former assistants with all 11 wins coming by at least 14 points.


In the 11 games which Saban beat a former assistant, the Tide were favored by an average of 17 ppg.

Only 1 game under a TD - that an early season game vs a Florida team which wound up going 3-5 in SEC in 2011.

This game/matchup is totally different than any of the others.