As Tennessee was driving against the Crimson Tide in the third quarter, Alabama needed an excuse to make a substitution. Instead of burning a timeout, an assistant coach seemed to tell a player to fall down, even giving him a slight friendly push, and then signaled for the ref to acknowledge him and blow the whistle – which the ref did.

With Alabama football traveling to Tennessee on Saturday, here's a look back at how former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban did vs. the Vols with the Tide:

Nick Saban believes the Alabama Crimson Tide will win its first Third Saturday in October matchup against the Tennessee Volunteers with Kalen DeBoer as coach. Saban made his prediction for Alabama-Tennessee from the set of College GameDay,

Believe it or not, Nick Saban knows a thing or two about the University of Alabama. The 72-year-old College Gameday analyst won six national championships

On his weekly appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show," Nick Saban furthered his praise of Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer.