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Does college football have an answer for how to beat Alabama?

LOS ANGELES - The same predicament arises every summer. With a new season approaching, college football must once again ask: How do we beat Alabama?

The Crimson Tide dynasty has now stretched nearly a decade with five national championships and counting.

In the Southeastern Conference, where rivals face this juggernaut on a regular basis, no less than four schools have cherry-picked coaches who used to work for Nick Saban.

But if you're looking for quick answers, don't ask Jeremy Pruitt, who jumped from Tuscaloosa to Tennessee in the offseason.

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