Alabama’s Terrion Arnold shares what Miss Terry texted ahead of Chattanooga game

Alabama’s Terrion Arnold shares what Miss Terry texted ahead of Chattanooga game

By now, you have heard that Alabama defensive back Terrion Arnold has a special relationship with Miss Terry, the first Lady of Alabama football.

On Tuesday, Arnold, who was a guest on “The Finebaum Show,” shared what Nick Saban’s wife texted him ahead of Saturday’s game against Chattanooga.

“I got the text from her today,” he said. “She was saying Chattanooga is a chance to go out there and continue to grow. When you play games like this, you never want to get caught slipping. Just like she said before the Kentucky game, when you have success beating LSU, beating Tennessee, two teams you lost to last year, you tend to get hot. … You have to stay humble.”

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Arnold compared Miss Terry to a mom with a knack for staying even keeled. In fact, Nick Saban likens the relationship between Miss Terry and Arnold to ‘raising your children.’

“At first, I thought coach Saban might be telling her to tell me (things), so I can go out there and relay it to the guys, but I started to pick up like, ‘This ain’t coach Saban. He’s very nice and generous, but he ain’t that generous. This got to be Miss Terry.’”

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Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.