When youre trying to put the accomplishments of Alabamas Nick Saban into some kind of historical perspective there are a lot of numbers to choose from:?Alabama has won four of the past seven national championships. He has five national championships in his career, second only to Alabamas Bear Bryant, who won six.?The No. 1 Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0 SEC) enter Saturdays game with No. 6 Texas A&M (6-0, 4-0) with a 19-game winning streak, which is Sabans personal best.?A win over Texas A&M would be Alabamas third straight against a team ranked in the AP Top 25. Only one other time in history (1999) has Alabama done that.?Since Saban has been at Alabama he has coached in 28 games where both teams were ranked in the Top 10. He is 22-6 in those games.But here is the number that I think cements Sabans status as a future Hall of Fame coach:Since the inception of the AP poll in 1936, Alabama has played 66 games as the nations No. 1 team. Of those 66 games where Alabama has been ranked No. 1, a staggering 42 of them have come in the 10 seasons with Nick Saban as head coach. He is 37-5 in those games.And heres the kicker: There is talk that the 2016 team could be Sabans best at Alabama.Whether or not Saban and Alabama can keep it rolling against Texas A&M is one of many good storylines for Saturday. Here are a few more: When No. 21 Auburn (4-2, 2-1) started 1-2 there were a lot of doubts about where the 2016 season was headed. But now the Tigers have won three straight and have picked up some confidence along the way.When Auburn was 1-2 Malzahn asked for patience because he could see that things would get better, and they have.The good thing about our team is that the leadership is very strong, Malzahn told reporters this week.Now Auburn has the No. 3 rushing offense (262.83 ypg), a quarterback (Sean White) who is completing almost 70 percent of his passes and a defense that is fourth in the SEC in points allowed (16.0 ppg). After an off week Auburn hosts No. 17 Arkansas (5-2, 1-2), who is coming off a big 34-30 win over Ole Miss. It has been a very interesting ride for LSU. The Tigers started off with a gut-wrenching 16-14 loss to Wisconsin, a game that looks better with each passing week. After an 18-13 loss at Auburn in the fourth game, head coach Les Miles was fired and defensive line coach Ed Orgeron became the interim.LSU has beaten Missouri (42-7) and Southern Mississippi (45-10) under Orgeron but the Tigers Oct. 8 game with Florida was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew.So we really dont know how good No. 25 LSU (4-2, 2-1) really is, but were going to find out soon. The Tigers host No. 23 Ole Miss (3-3, 1-2) on Saturday (9 p.m. ET, ESPN). LSU takes next week off and then hosts No. 1 Alabama.The good news for LSU is that running back Leonard Fournette will return to action after missing three games due to nagging ankle injuries. Both Mississippi State (2-4, 1-2) and Kentucky (3-3, 2-2) will still have an outside shot at a bowl when they meet at Commonwealth Stadium (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network).Kentucky has had a week off since beating Vanderbilt 20-13 and has won three of its last four games. The only loss in that stretch was to No. 1 Alabama (34-6).Mississippi State has to be physically and emotionally exhausted. The Bulldogs are playing their fourth road game in the last five outings. Last week they traveled all the way to Provo, Utah and lost 28-21 in double overtime.If Kentucky could win and beat Austin Peay on Nov. 19, the Wildcats would have to find just one more win to get to a bowl. Given the fact that UK was 5-7 the past two seasons that would be big, really big. UMass (1-6) will play its third SEC opponent of the year when it faces South Carolina (2-4, 1-4) at Williams-Brice Stadium (Noon ET, SEC Network).The big story in Will Muschamps first year as head coach is the struggling South Carolina offense. The Gamecocks are last in the FBS in scoring, averaging only 14.0 points per game.Muschamp may pull the redshirt off of freshman quarterback Jake Bentley. Bentley, who skipped his entire senior year of high school to enroll at South Carolina, has not played this season. He would be the second true freshman quarterback to start for the Gamecocks this season. Brandon McIlwain has played in five of South Carolinas six games this season. Vanderbilt won its biggest game of the Derek Mason era last week when the Commodores beat Georgia (17-16) in Athens. Now Vanderbilt (3-4, 1-3) will have a chance to get back to .500 when it hosts Tennessee State (5-1), an FCS team from the Ohio Valley Conference.Tennessee State, which is also located in Nashville, has lost only once this season and that was on the road at Eastern Illinois, 35-34. The Tigers are ranked No. 25 in all of the FCS polls.Vanderbilt will be trying to win two straight games for the first time under Mason.Were trying to take a snowflake (the Georgia win) and turn it into a snowball, said Mason. Missouri (2-4, 0-3) has been struggling of late, losing to LSU (42-7) and Florida (40-14) in its last two games.Normally stepping outside of the conference would provide some relief, but the Tigers are hosting a Middle Tennessee State team (4-2) that can light up the scoreboard.The Blue Raiders are led by quarterback Brent Stockstill, the son of head coach Rick Stockstill. The younger Stockstill has thrown for over 300 yards in nine of his last 12 outings.Middle Tennessee is 24th nationally in scoring at 38.5 points per game.They are a very explosive and well-coached team, said Barry Odom, Mizzous first-year coach. We havent played well the past couple of weeks but weve played some very good teams. Were not that far off. Authentic Air Jordan From China ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. Discount Air Jordan . 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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Minnesota Timberwolves are a collection of young talented players who are still trying to figure out how to maintain big leads once they get them.Orlando, meanwhile, is just trying to find its way.On Wednesday night, the Timberwolves may have taken a critical step in their journey, while the Magic are looking like they have far more questions than answers after Minnesota jumped to a 30-point first-half lead before coming away with a 123-107 victory.Zach LaVine scored 37 points and Andrew Wiggins added 29 for the Timberwolves (2-5), who bounced back from a defensive meltdown a night earlier to record their first road win of the season.There is a small difference between winning and losing, said Minnesota coach Tom Thibodeau, whose team snapped a three-game losing streak. You take a hard look at the mental mistakes. The biggest thing is eliminating all of the ways you beat yourself first.For the Timberwolves that meant not doing the little things to squander 20-plus point leads as they have done this season. When the Magic pulled within 11 points in the second half, Minnesota consistently came up with plays to stretch the lead back to 20. Tyus Jones came off the bench to come up with a couple of key steals for Minnesota, which made 13 3-pointers.Thats what you can be, LaVine said. It doesnt matter whose hitting in a game, we find the man with the hottest hand. We have so many dynamic players on this team. Once we get it all clicking you get a result like this tonight.Coach Frank Vogel doesnt seem to have that luxury at this point as the Magic (3-5) got off to another slow start and found themselves vulnerable on defense all game. Orlando, which has lost two straight, allowed Minnesota to shoot nearly 52 percent from the field and 57 percent from 3-point range.Were working to correct (the letdowns), but we havent figured it out yet, Vogel said. Its a long NBA season. Blowouts happen when you hit teams that are red hot. You hope youll do better than we did tonight.Karl-Anthony Towns dominateed inside with 20 points and 11 rebounds while Shabazz Muhammad scored 13 points and Gorgui Dieng had 12.ddddddddddddNikola Vucevic led the Magic with 24 points and 14 rebounds, while Elfrid Payton had 18 points and Evan Fournier added 13.TIP-INSTimberwolves: Minnesota had lost eight straight in Orlando ... The Timberwolves rank fourth in the NBA in 3-point shooting at 38.8 percent entering Wednesday nights game ...The Timberwolves came into Wednesday night allowing 111.0 points and allowing opponents to shoot nearly 52 percent from the field during their last three games, all losses.Magic: Vogel got so frustrated with his starting unit that went to his bench quicker than usual, bringing in D.J. Augustin, Jeff Green and Bismack Biyomboa for Payton, Vucevic and Serge Ibaka in the first 4 minutes of the game. ... Orlando was averaging 16.0 second-chance points per game entering Wednesday night, which ranked them fourth in the NBA. Last season, the Magic averaged just 12.6 second-chance points.NO KNEE-JERK DECISIONSThere has been speculation that Vogel may be ready to make a change to his lineup, inserting Biyombo into the starting unit in place of Vucevic to improve the interior defense. But Vogel he doesnt feel such a move is necessary at this point.When it becomes apparent to me and Im not a knee-jerk coach, he said when asked what will make him know its time to make a change. If its needed you will see it. I wouldnt expect it anytime soon.SAME FACES, NEW PLACESVogel and Thibodeau met for years as Central Division foes as coaches of the Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls, respectively.They are both starting over in new places this season with Thibodeau heading up the Timberwolves and Vogel coaching the Magic.UP NEXTTimberwolves: Return home after a three-game trip to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.Magic: End a two-game home stint against the Utah Jazz on Friday night. ' ' '