The way Alabama lost to Clemson in the national championship game earlier this year may have been shocking to most, but Nick Saban knew from early November on that an outcome like that was possible.

In a recent interview with Greg McElroy of SEC Network, Saban said the Crimson Tide were distracted after beating No. 3-ranked LSU out 29-0 on Nov. 2, and the team lost its “humility.”