TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama is in familiar territory and not just because of a quick return trip to Atlanta.For the third time in six seasons the top-ranked Crimson Tide head into the playoffs -- or previously into the BCS national championship game -- with a coordinator preparing to leave for a head coaching job. This time, offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin is leaving to take over at Florida Atlantic after `Bamas season ends.Alabama (13-0) faces No. 4 Washington (12-1) in a semifinal game on Dec. 31 at the Georgia Dome.It wasnt an issue before: Jim McElwain left after the 2011 season to take over at Colorado State. Alabama beat LSU 21-0 in the title game.Kirby Smarts imminent departure for Georgia didnt impede a championship run last season.Now, its Kiffins turn to pull double duty and prepare for at least one more game while starting to work on recruiting and assembling a staff at Florida Atlantic.Hes done a great job here molding our offensive players to what they can do to have the best chance to be successful, and I think thats always something that is very telling about the quality of a coach, Tide coach Nick Saban said Monday.Saban said FAU has selected someone thats going to do a great job for them but he declined to take questions about Kiffins hiring, which hadnt been formally announced by Florida Atlantic. He spoke at a news conference Monday with Peach Bowl officials.Alabama starts practice on Friday before returning to Atlanta, where they beat Florida 54-16 in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Dec. 3. The Tide is well acquainted with the Georgia Dome.The Crimson Tide has won seven straight games at the Georgia Dome and eight of nine overall under Saban. That includes a 4-0 record in Kickoff Classics and 4-1 in SEC title games.It also was the site of Sabans first really big win at `Bama. The Tide upset No. 9 Clemson 34-10 to start the 2008 season en route to a surprising 12-0 regular season.Saban still feels that win was a launching pad in helping restore the program to national prominence.We were a relatively unknown program when we played Clemson, he said. They were ranked in the Top 10 if I recall correctly, and we had a pretty dominant performance in that game. And I actually think that game probably did as much to launch this program forward as any game or anything that we ever did. We took a little bit of a risk in playing a game like that against a very, very good team and a good program that was highly ranked.We were happy to have the opportunity to do it.Game notes Cornerback Marlon Humphrey has been doing rehab on a right leg injury that sidelined him from the SEC championship game. Saban is hoping Humphrey will be able to fully participate in practice. With the type of injury he has, Im not sure well know for sure what his status will be until we start practicing again, Saban said. But were hopeful that this is the type of injury that just rest will be very beneficial to him and that he will be able to participate fully when we get back to practice.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . Cheap Stitched NFL Jerseys . The next step is a better finish. 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Eddie Jones has been accused by Premiership Rugby of placing player welfare at risk after staging a full-bore training camp that has resulted in his England regime being criticised for the first time.An intense session in Brighton on Tuesday has seen Anthony Watson added to a growing list of players who will miss the entire autumn series after the Bath wing broke his jaw during a collision.On the same day it emerged that Wasps flanker Sam Jones faced months out after fracturing his right leg during a judo session held 24 hours earlier, while Mike Brown and Joe Marler of Harlequins and Saracens George Kruis have been unable to train since.Kruis director of rugby Mark McCall views the timing of the three-day camp on the south coast as flabbergasting and madness due to its proximity to the opening round of European rugby, in which the double winners face Toulon on Saturday week.The main object of McCalls anger is Premiership Rugby, who he suggests needs to be careful chasing all this money at the expense of the clubs in reference to the ￡225 million deal recently agreed between Twickenham and the domestic league that enshrined the unsatisfactory date for the camp.Premiership Rugby, however, insists the intensity of the training that was signposted by head coach Jones on Friday as a test of resolve designed to make players feel uncomfortable is not in keeping with their interpretation of the agreement.In the interests of player welfare, Premiership Rugby believes that England should not be doing full training sessions straight after a Premiership weekend, a statement read.This format was not anticipated and we would not expect full training sessions to occur during the two remaining two-day England camps planned this season.The Rugby Football Union insists the content of the practise sessions was in keeping with the terms of the arrangement.The professional game agreement enables England players to attend training camps, which obviously involve rugby training, an RFU spokeswoman said.As we approach the autumn series, game training has to take place. This has always been part of the plan and is fully in line with the agreement.ddddddddddddones methods are being scrutinised following his decision to put his 37-man squad through a gruelling session the day after they had practised judo while overseen by British coaches JP Bell and Kate Howie.Australian Jones is a notoriously demanding taskmaster and McCall hinted at his displeasure over the workload given to Kruis, who has been troubled by a back problem that the second row is still managing.George didnt train on Thursday because hes coming back from injury and we need to be sensible with him. It would have been wrong for him to train on Thursday, McCall said.Wed have preferred him to do one day with England and two days with us, but that didnt happen.There was no ambiguity over McCalls view of the timing of Englands stay in Brighton, however, and who he held responsible for signing it off as he prepares Saracens for Sundays title showdown with Wasps.From our clubs point of view we thought that Premiership Rugby could have fought harder as to where these camps are situated in the calendar, said McCall, who added that he has no objective in principleTo have the camp 10 days before our first Champions Cup game was flabbergasting. I understand Englands needs, but it seems madness. Everyone goes on about player welfare yet our international players have had a tough Monday and Tuesday and we are playing on Sunday.We would like to have been involved in the discussion. Not to be consulted about it at all seems to be strange. Weve got to fight our corner in these situations. 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