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Alabama vs Penn State--Both Working on Quarterbacks

Published Sep 5, 2011

"We have a lot of things to work on, and I think that everyone on our team needs to know that we're not going to play the same team next week that we played last year," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "It was really hot when we played here last year. We went no huddle last year and they got tired. I played them for years at Michigan State. They always played better at Penn State than they did at Michigan State. So, they are going to be a better team this year and they are going to play better at their place and we are going to have a huge challenge."

One common area of concern for both schools remains at quarterback.

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