What a difference a week makes.

The No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated No. 24 Mississippi State 30-6, a week after being upset by Tennessee 52-49. SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum was asked what impressed him most about Nick Saban’s team on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa.

“They played with so much more composure at home,” he said on “SportsCenter” on Sunday morning. “In Knoxville, a week earlier, they looked intimidated. Nick Saban said they looked anxious and that showed. At home, I’m sure after a very difficult week of practice under Saban’s eye, they seemed just to take a little more time with everything. They weren’t so rushing and going offsides, and ultimately, they got off to a great start.

“Some of that was helped by Mike Leach, who was simply making the wrong decision every time he went for it on fourth down or went for a field goal and missed. Everything went wrong, but ultimately, Alabama got through that. They have a bye week and get ready for the remainder of the schedule.”

Bryce Young passed for 249 yards and two touchdowns. The normally prolific Will Rogers and the Bulldogs still couldn’t reach the end zone against Alabama until the final play. It was the first touchdown Mississippi State had managed against the Tide in three meetings under Mike Leach.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.