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Ronnie Harrison (left) has heated exchange as Reuben Foster and Deionte Thompson step in.

Television cameras caught one of those team-bonding moments in Saturday night's Alabama win over USC.

Safety Ronnie Harrison was having a spirited debate with a few teammates late in the first half. Coach Nick Saban eventually stepped in when a resolution appeared unlikely.

Saban offered some insight into the video that made the internet rounds.

"There was a lot of trash talking going on from the other side, which that's OK," Saban said. "That's their choice. They can do whatever they want. I'm not being critical of that."

Harrison took exception to it, though.

Safety Eddie Jackson stepped in.

"Ronnie let (trash talk) emotionally get to him that these other guys were talking," Saban said. "So he said something. Eddie said, 'Hey man, this is not what we do. We don't talk to the other team.' And Ronnie got all upset, not necessarily at Eddie, but he was just emotionally upset by the trash talking and about Eddie saying something to him. These two guys have a lot of respect for each other."

Harrison has since apologized for his heated response. Saban said there's a lesson to be learned here.

'When you have a teammate who cares about you and is trying to help you," Saban said, "the response should be 'Thank you,' not 'Screw you.'"

Linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton heard the chatter from the Trojans.

"Oh yeah, they were definitely fired up," he said. "Everybody is going to be fired up to play us. We just have to play ball like Coach Saban always talks about because trash talking isn't going to win you games."

Trojan Jabari Ruffin was ejected earlier in the game for stomping on Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick's groin after a kickoff.