Nick Sheridan: The Confidence In the Offense Has Remained

A fired-up Nick Sheridan did not back down as he led the offense to an impressive win in Baton Rouge. When the Crimson Tide scored the first touchdown of the game off of a 39-yard touchdown courtesy of Jalen Milroe, Sheridan was seen hyped and energized.

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From there, the Crimson Tide scored for the second time in the first quarter after Justice Haynes found his way into the end zone, paving the way for Sheridan and the offense to keep their foot on the gas.

Sheridan emphasized the importance of not folding in hostile environments and getting the win. "I don’t think the confidence of the group has wavered. We’re looking forward to another opportunity in an environment like that to play better, and so, we did that. I was excited for the players because I knew they were itching to get back into an environment like that against a quality opponent on a big stage," said Sheridan.

The second bye week was a chance to re-evaluate at this point in the season and critique small things in order to have such an impactful win on the road. “Combination. Certainly, that was a point of emphasis over the break. We did not execute well in the previous two games on third down. It was not a surprise. That was no secret. So we certainly looked at it closely over the break, what we were doing, what LSU was going to present to us in those situations to try to be better, and we were. So that was certainly a critical point in the game or a critical factor in the game was our ability to stay on the field and execute on third down," said Sheridan on fixing the execution on third-and-longs.

The offense came together to make sure their game plan against LSU was executed and that there was no room for error. "I think we were efficient running the football and that kept us out of some situations that allowed them to rush. And I certainly felt like up front, the guys did a great job, both in the run game and the protection. There was certainly time for Jalen back there to go through reads. And I thought Jalen was very decisive in the pocket as well. He threw the ball into some check downs, he got the ball out of his hand. I thought the staff did a nice job, collectively, of putting together some plays that allowed him to do that, and certainly, the players deserve credit for bringing that to life. So I think it was a combination of things. Trying to stay on some of those situations. I know I had mentioned that early in the week, about being efficient on first and second down, trying to stay out of some really tough spots where there’s really no guesswork on if it’s a run or a pass, and so we certainly handled that well, and having no sacks in that environment, the credit belongs to the players for their execution in those moments," said Sheridan on Alabama's pass protection.

Due to the Crimson Tide keeping their foot on the gas, Sheridan was able to leave the booth early and celebrate the obvious win with the team. "So I was just happy for the players, their families, everybody that put in so much hard work into every week, and so to be able to get down there at the end, not just myself but the other guys that are up in the box, it was a special moment and I was glad I was able to do it," said Sheridan on taking the victory lap.

The Crimson Tide are back in Bryant-Denny this week to take on the Mercer Bears in just three days. The offense will continue to build on their momentum with only three games left on their schedule.