Nick Saban didn't let 9/11 attacks interrupt his coaching for a game that ended up postponed: book

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When Nick Saban was the head coach at LSU after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he made just one mention of it to his coaching staff, according to the new book, "The Price: What It Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos," by Armen Keteyian and John Talty. 

The book claims Saban was at LSU's practice site preparing for a game against Auburn when the first plane hit the Twin Towers that morning. When the second plane hit, Saban finally made mention of it to the coaches, barely. 

"Boys, there are some screwed-up people in the world. ... Now, what are we going to do when we’re in cover-two against these routes?" Saban said, according to Keteyian and Talty.

The book claims Saban never addressed the attacks with his players. It was his second year as the LSU head coach after an 8-4 season with a bowl game victory in 2000. In 2001, the team got off to a 2-0 start with a game against Auburn scheduled for Sept. 15. 

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This photo released by the New York City Office of Emergency Management shows an aerial view from Brooklyn over the East River to Lower Manhattan where smoke rises from the ruins of the World Trade Center after 9/11. (Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

However, Saban's focus on his cover-two defense against the conference rival ended up wasted for that week. The game was postponed to December in response to the attacks and America's mourning of nearly 3,000 killed. 

Saban later apologized for having his "head in the sand," according to the book.