"That Cam Skattebo guy, that's gotta be my favorite player in college football, man," Saban said to the rest of ESPN's College GameDay panel on Saturday while making his pick for Arizona State-Arizona. "This guy is rugged, tough. I just love a great competitor, and he's all that."

Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2 SEC) will host the Texas Longhorns (10-1, 6-1 SEC) for the first time in 13 seasons. The winner of Saturday night's primetime showdown will advance to the SEC Championship game to take on Georgia on Dec.

The college football season is coming down to the wire, and one game in the SEC can impact the entire national championship picture. Texas is set to take on Texas A&M, renewing a long-dormant rivalry with both teams in contention for the conference title.

There have been a few occasions this season where it really seems like Nick Saban would love nothing more than to walk into Alabama's locker room and scream some sense into the Crimson Tide. On ESPN's

Nick Saban feels Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer has a tall task ahead of him Saturday in the Iron Bowl against Auburn.