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Alabama coach Nick Saban had some pointed observations about players transferring midseason after he confirmed Thursday that redshirt freshman quarterback Blake Barnett had officially left the university.We received word this afternoon that Blake Barnett has officially withdrawn from school and is no longer with our program, Saban said in a written statement. The quarterback position is a very unique position where only one player can play. We are very disappointed any time a player leaves the program who feels he can compete for a starting position elsewhere, rather than here at Alabama. We wish Blake the very best of luck in the future.Barnett is the fourth quarterback to transfer from Alabama since 2014, joining Parker McLeod, Luke Del Rio and Alec Morris.Saban later expounded on the topic of midseason transfers -- while not specifically mentioning Barnett by name -- on his weekly radio show.Its one of those things where I think the culture has changed a little bit, Saban said.?Theres certain pride people have in competition. Theres certain things I was taught growing up about not quitting and seeing things through. I think if Id come home and told my dad that I was going to quit the team, I think hed have kicked me out of the house. I dont think Id have had a place to stay. Sometimes you didnt have the choices.But the Crimson Tide coach said players having options these days isnt a bad thing.I think its a good thing that young players have more choices to do things -- theyre more exposed to things, said Saban. But I do think theres a lot more basketball players that are transferring than ever. The tendency now is, if things dont work out the way I want them to work out where I am, Im going to find a place to play someplace else.Saban became Alabama coach in January 2007, vacating his Miami Dolphins coaching job with three seasons remaining on his contract. Prior to making the jump, Saban said in December 2006 amid a 6-10 Dolphins season that I guess I have to say it: Im not going to be the Alabama coach.Barnett, a former five-star product from California, started Alabamas season-opening game against USC before he was pulled in favor of?Jalen Hurts.?I think some of these young guys that have these high expectations sometimes given by no fault of their own -- whether the media makes them the best quarterback and the expectation is when they come to Alabama that they have immediate success and be a starter, Saban said on the radio show. When that doesnt happen, you fear the future. Am I going to fail in the future? Am I going to have an opportunity to make it in the future?AL.com reported that Barnett will go to a junior college, and since hes leaving Bama right now, he will be eligible to play at another FBS program at this point next year provided he meets the minimum credits and GPA and graduates from the juco.My dad used to say the grass is always greener on the top of the septic tank. It always looks better someplace else, Saban said. So you think, instead of facing your fear and overcoming adversity and making yourself better through competition, you go someplace else thinking itll be better there. Until you face your fear, youre always going to have some of those issues and problems.Redshirt junior Cooper Bateman is now the clear No. 2 quarterback on the Crimson Tides depth chart with Barnetts departure. Bateman started one game last season and was the primary backup to then-starter Jake Coker.Hurts, a true freshman, has started each of Alabamas past three games and has thrown five touchdowns and just one interception. He also has rushed for three scores.Top-ranked Alabama (4-0) will host Kentucky on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa.Calgary Flames Gear . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." Madrid is third in the Spanish league, six points behind leader Barcelona, going into Saturdays game against Valladolid. Fake Flames Jerseys . A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. 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Liverpool and Southampton sent Chelsea down to fourth place as the west London club was held to 2-2 at home.LOS ANGELES -- Nick Youngs thievery prevented Russell Westbrook from pulling an even bigger heist during the Los Angeles Lakers latest win.Young hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5 seconds to play, and the Lakers blew a 14-point lead in the final minutes before snatching a 111-109 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.With the dramatic flair and boundless confidence that have characterized his entire unique career, Young improvised one of his biggest moments in a Lakers uniform.The play was designed to ... someone else, Young said with a sheepish grin. Yeah, I think they should have given me a steal for that.Lou Williams had just come free on the perimeter and set up to catch Brandon Ingrams pass so he could take the Lakers final shot, but Young slipped in front of him, swiped the ball and drained a 3-pointer in one fluid move.I told him, `If youre going to steal a pass, you better make the shot, Lakers coach Luke Walton said. It was a pretty incredible shot by him. Obviously one of the reasons we like Nick on the court at the end of the game is because he is not afraid of the moment. He loves the moment.Young finished with 17 points and Jordan Clarkson had 18 as the Lakers (8-7) somehow withstood a monster performance by Westbrook, who scored 17 of his 34 points in a 5-minute span of the fourth quarter to trim the Lakers big lead to one point.Steven Adams scored on a go-ahead putback of Westbrooks miss with 13.9 seconds to play to put Oklahoma City up 109-108, setting the stage for Williams to get upstaged.If he missed the shot, the narrative would have been different, said a smiling Williams, who had 13 points. Hes never serious, but he made a big shot, apologized, and were going to move on.BIG RUSSWhile taking over the NBAs scoring lead with his sixth consecutive 30-point game, Westbrook also had 13 assists and eight rebounds. He barely missed the sixth triple-double of his amazing season, but he also missed five of his finaal six shots while attempting to drag the Thunder to another win.dddddddddddd.Westbrook missed a long shot right before the buzzer, and the Los Angeles native sat motionless at his locker for a long time after the game.We get down by 14 points, and we get two quick scores and cut it to 10 and all of a sudden he goes crazy and gives us a chance to win the game, Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan said. We were a little bit dead there, and his 3s gave us a chance.Adams had 20 points, including two baskets in the final minute, for the Thunder, who have lost six of eight.TEAMWORKTimofey Mozgov scored 16 points for the Lakers, who ended a two-game skid with their seventh win in 11 games overall.Jose Calderon hit four 3-pointers and scored a season-high 12 points while filling in for DAngelo Russell, who will miss at least two games to rest his sore knee.D-LO SIDELINEDRussell sat out for the second time in three games to rest his knee, which prevents him from playing at full speed. He wont play Wednesday, and the Lakers arent sure whether hell return Friday or Sunday or later. Calderon has played sparingly in his first season with Los Angeles, but the Spanish guard excelled in this spot start.TIP-INSThunder: G Semaj Christon missed his second straight game with a concussion. ... Westbrook committed a flagrant-1 foul in the second quarter, hitting Luol Deng around the head and neck. The veterans exchanged words and had to be separated.Lakers: Young also hit a long 3 at the halftime buzzer. ... Julius Randle had three points in 21 minutes while playing with a hip bruise that nearly kept him out of the lineup. ... Williams converted a four-point play in the first quarter.UP NEXTThunder: The road trip continues at Sacramento on Wednesday.Lakers: At Warriors on Wednesday to begin a home-and-home miniseries around Thanksgiving. ' ' '