“Right now, this is a new season,” he said. “What everybody needs to focus on as a team, and as a staff, is that we look forward to challenges of the future and what we need to do play a very, very good team in the SEC Championship Game.”
The team’s berth in the SEC title game as the SEC West champions comes after an undefeated month of November, in which it beat LSU in Baton Rouge, the then-No. 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa and in-state rival Auburn Tigers.
“It is a great, competitive venue,” Saban said. It is one of the most exciting games that I’ve had an opportunity to compete in and play in through the years, the few times we have been able to get there.”
The Missouri Tigers, led by coach Gary Pinkel, finished the season with a 10-2 overall record and a 7-1 conference record with their only loss in the SEC coming at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs. Missouri is making its second consecutive trip to the SEC Championship Game. The Tigers lost to Auburn in last year’s game 42-59.
