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 knows a thing or two about Alabama football rivalries. As the Crimson Tide’s head coach for 17 seasons, Saban put together winning records against Alabama’s three biggest rivals: Auburn, Tennessee, and LSU.