Kalen DeBoer was disappointed at halftime Saturday night.

When the final seconds ticked off the clock, however, the Alabama coach had a different take after his No. 4 Crimson Tide rallied from a 22-14 deficit to beat host South Carolina 29-22.

“It’s exactly that (not the way you start, it’s the way you finish),” DeBoer told ABC right after the game. “They’re going to keep playing. As long as they keep that mindset, we’re going to be competitive and have a chance in every single game.

“You’re great in the critical moments. There were some things we didn’t do well throughout the game. We were great in the critical moments.”

One of those moments was Deonate Lawson’s strip of South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers with less than two minutes left in a tied ball game.

“It’s huge,” he s

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