No. 1 Alabama barely, just barely, escaped unranked Texas on Saturday, walking away from Austin with a one-point win.
The toe-to-toe matchup marked Alabama’s first non-conference road game since 2011, and the atmosphere did not disappoint. In fact, the Longhorns even seemed to impress Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban.
“This is like playing an SEC game on the road,” he said after the game. “They’re going to be in the SEC. If they were in the SEC now, they’d probably be in the top half of the league.”
