OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Nick Saban and Houston Nutt have seen quite a bit of each other over the years. Only Saban has had much fun during the meetings.
The veteran Southeastern Conference coaches face each other for the 10th time when No. 2 Alabama travels to face Mississippi on Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
It’s that familiarity that helps keep Saban focused this week, even though the game appears to be a huge mismatch.
Saban says he has the “utmost respect” for Nutt, but the coaching rivalry has lost some luster in recent years because it’s become so one-sided. Saban has a 7-2 record against Nutt, including six straight, in a series that dates back to 2000 when Saban was at LSU and Nutt was at Arkansas.
