It’s been a controversial season for Alabama’s College Football Playoff semifinal opponent. Michigan dealt with a scandal involving a former staffer, Connor Stalions, who allegedly orchestrated an elaborate plan to videotape the sidelines of future Wolverine opponents in order to steal their signs.

UM head coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended for the final three games of the regular season due to the scandal. On Sunday, the day before the teams will face off in the Rose Bowl, Nick Saban was asked about the sign-stealing and what he is doing to prevent it.

“We’re really not concerned about that,” Saban said, with Harbaugh seated to his left. “Integrity in the game I think is really, really important and our team has had every opportunity to prepare for this game just like they have every other game and I think that, especially when you’re a no-huddle team, you’ve got to adapt and adjust how you communicate with the quarterback.”

Unlike the NFL, coaches do not have the ability to communicate with players on the field via radio. This leads to elaborate sideline signals, which teams are not allowed to use electronic means to steal.

Like other coaches have this season, Saban took the opportunity to call for a change.

“Hopefully one day we’ll get to the NFL system where you can just talk to the guy in his helmet,” Saban said. “I think that would be a lot better. But for now, we just have to adapt to how we communicate with the quarterback and we change it up and try to not put our players at a disadvantage in any way.”

The sign-stealing situation isn’t the only security measure that’s been a topic of conversation before Monday’s game. UA wide receiver Isaiah Bond revealed Wednesday that the Crimson Tide players were told to not watch film using the Catapult system on their iPads.

The next day, Wolverine coaches and players said they were taking similar precautions. Catapult, which provides film and data solutions for college programs, later released a statement saying the NCAA was investigating a possible issue, but it had not found any security breach on its end.

Alabama and Michigan will play in the Rose Bowl at 4 p.m. CT on Monday. The game will be aired on ESPN.