"He's playing, he's just not starting," Saban said of Jackson. "He started a couple of games, did a good job. How many different people have we played at cornerback this year? We've started at least five different guys at some point in time. The two guys we start, does that mean there's something wrong with the other three guys? No, it just means the two guys that are starting are the best guys we have to play right now based on what we have to do right now."
On multiple occasions throughout an answer that stretched for more than 2 minutes, Saban praised both Jackson and fellow freshman Maurice Smith.
"Eddie Jackson's going to be a really, really good player," Saban said. "Him and Maurice Smith are both two freshman players that are going to be really, really good players, but it takes time for these guys to develop, especially at their position where one mistake is a total exposure. ...
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