Alabama is playing its best football of the season and on Saturday, the Crimson Tide will head to Lexington, Ky., to face the Wildcats.

Before UA hits the road, head coach Nick Saban will preview the matchup and talk about Alabama’s week of practice on his weekly radio show ‘Hey Coach.’ Saban, along with Eli Gold and a media guest, will be live from Baumhower’s Victory Grille in Tuscaloosa.

Follow along here for live updates once Saban gets to the microphone.

–Tonight’s media guest will be Nick Kelly of The Tuscaloosa News.

–”When you have two emotional games back-to-back it sets up a mental trap,” Saban said of No. 8 Alabama’s (8-1, 6-0 SEC) game against Kentucky (6-3, 3-3).

–Saban said the team started slow during the week but has practiced better.

–Saban is reminded of complacency every time Alabama loses, he said before adding that complacency doesn’t “work very well in competitive sports.”

”There is a difference between being passionate and being obsessed with something.”

–Peewee from Grand Bay “wants to brag on the offensive line a little bit” before rattling off the Tide’s offensive accomplishments from the 42-28 win over LSU.

Saban said Peewee did a good job running it all down before noting himself with two “uncharacteristic” field goal misses, UA would’ve scored on eight of 11 possessions.

–Saban said Will Reichard missed just to the right on his attempts, gesturing with hands to say “that much.” Saban said he “patted him on the butt” and relied on Reichard to make the adjustments.

“When we start telling guys like Will Reichard how to do what he does, it probably can mess him up more than it can help him.”

–Saban said he wants his coordinators to choose if they call plays from the field or the box. New coaches Tommy Rees and Kevin Steele both call plays from the booth.

Saban reiterated a story about being Bill Belichick’s defensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns and how he felt pressure because he preferred having all his calls and notes in front of him. On the field “it takes a different kind of guy” to think without relying on pen or paper.

Nick Alvarez is a reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @nick_a_alvarez or email him at [email protected].