“You know, every time we play a road game we try to figure out what it is that we need to do so that we can duplicate that kind of execution and consistency,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “I don’t know, at Tennessee we played pretty well for the first quarter and a half of the game. Other than that, the times that we have been on the road this year we have been sort of up and down and inconsistent.”
The team’s best offensive performance away from home was in a 34-20 victory at Tennessee. When the offense plays at home, it averages 200 more yards per game than when it plays on the road.
“We can’t really put our finger on exactly why that is,” Saban said. “We just hope that the formula continues to work, whatever it is that has helped us play well at home.”
Like the rest of the team, quarterback Blake Sims has played much better at home. Sims averages 50 more passing yards at home, and his QB rating is about 80 points higher in home games.
“There is nothing like playing front of our fans,” Alabama tight end O.J. Howard said. “It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be a good game.”
