In this Jan. 7, 2013, file photo, Alabama head coach Nick Saban is doused with Gatorade in the final seconds of the BCS National Championship college football game against Notre Dame in Miami. Alabama will begin this season the way it ended the last two — No. 1. Nick Saban and the two-time defending national champion Crimson Tide are top-ranked in The Associated Press preseason college football poll released Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, as they try to become the first team to win three straight national titles. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)