Four areas Alabama showed improvement against Mississippi State

By now, everyone knows how much the Alabama defense struggled against Tennessee. The Vols totaled 567 yards and 52 points, the most allowed by the Crimson Tide since they gave up 54 points to Sewanee in 1907. Obviously, that type of performance is going to concern fans, but I'd say Alabama's defense -- and team -- took a big step forward on Saturday in four key areas.