Two days after a taxing 20-13 overtime victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Alabama coach Nick Saban expressed his pleasure with his team’s performance but said the Tide has to get ready for another tough game this weekend, when the No. 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs come to Tuscaloosa.

“The last game was a great finish to a very tough game, a very physical game,” he said. “It’s very important to turn the page. Now we have to focus and prepare for the No. 1 team in the country. They are an outstanding team and a great challenge. It is going to be great to be back home at Bryant-Denny Stadium.”

One task for Alabama will be figuring out how to stop Heisman candidate and Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott. Prescott is a dual-threat who has thrown for 2,231 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing for 779 yards and 11 touchdowns in nine games.

“Dak Prescott is a very talented guy in a lot of ways,” Saban said. “He’s a big physical runner. Kind of reminds you of Tim Tebow in a lot of ways but he’s also a very, very good passer.”

Saban also gave an update on running back T.J. Yeldon. Yeldon was hurt on a play late in the fourth quarter that caused him to fumble inside Alabama’s 10-yard line.

“T.J. is OK. He just has a little ankle sprain,” he said. “Probably be a little bit slow the first couple of days this week but hopefully we will get him going later in the week and he will be OK.”

Saturday’s game was the first of three games against ranked opponents in November. Alabama will also face Auburn on Nov. 29.