2 months ago

Nick Saban reveals why he would not consider return to coaching college football

Nick Saban has revealed that the NCAA's NIL policy has turned him off from a potential return to college football, as he said the 'dynamic' of college sports has changed. And Saban, who retired as Alabama's head coach early last year, would prefer an NFL job if he were to return to the sidelines. Nick Saban became a college football legend at Alabama before retiring last year He has spent his time since as an analyst on ESPN's College GameDay each week To Saban's point, Ohio State's title-winning roster was built by nearly $20million in NIL funds. Saban, who now appears on ESPN's College GameDay, does have a bit of NFL experience if he wanted to return to the sport at the pro level.

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

NFL legend Bill Belichick is coaching practices again. Only now he’s a college rookie at UNC

Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Bill Belichick is back on the practice sidelines again, a familiar home for the man who won six Super Bowls as an NFL head coach. The 72-year-old is a rookie in college coaching, opening his first set of spring practices this week since taking over at North Carolina as part of that school’s audacious bet to …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Penn State coach James Franklin says Nick Saban should be college football’s commissioner

Associated Press

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Penn State coach James Franklin believes college football needs a commissioner and he even has a candidate in mind: former Alabama coach Nick Saban. Franklin — who joked that Saban wouldn’t be thrilled with his comment — made the suggestion on Sunday at Penn State’s College Football Playoff quarterfinals media day ahead of the Fiesta Bowl. Pribula’s …

NFL world reacts with excitement, surprise, questions after Bill Belichick is hired to coach UNC

Associated Press

Minutes after the University of North Carolina announced it had hired Bill Belichick as its next head football coach, the Tar Heels’ Instagram account posted a photo of the legendary NFL coach — at no more than 3 years old — sitting in the UNC bleachers. “I think he’s going to do good,” said Patriots receiver Kendrick Bourne, who played …

3 months, 1 week ago

Legendary coach Bill Belichick returns to new role — but it’s not in the NFL

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

There’s no reason Belichick can’t have success at UNC. Just don’t expect him to last long

New York Times

This had been an uncharacteristically boring winter on the coaching carousel … until last Thursday, when I got this text: “Be ready for BB to UNC.” When that popped up on my phone from a source who is usually very accurate, I was perplexed. GO DEEPER Mandel: North Carolina is going to regret hiring Bill Belichick Belichick to North Carolina …

3 months, 1 week ago

Why Bill Belichick abandoned hope of landing NFL job, pursuit of wins record

New York Times

Bill Belichick’s foray into college football drew plenty of double takes across the industry, but the logic behind his decision might have been as simple as it was surprising. “He’s going to coach somewhere.” After 49 seasons in the NFL, Belichick made a stark career change Wednesday when he accepted the head coaching job at the University of North Carolina. …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bill Belichick on UNC coaching job: ‘We’ll see’

CNN

CNN — Bill Belichick affirmed Monday that he has spoken to the University of North Carolina about its football head coaching vacancy. “We’ve had a couple of good conversations, so we’ll see how it goes.” When McAfee asked for more information about the UNC talks – including the duration – Belichick declined to give details. I want to get my …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama football schedule: The Tide plays Missouri after two losses. What happened to Nick Saban’s juggernaut?

Slate

When Nick Saban retired from coaching Alabama in January, the university lost not just a football coach but a one-of-a-kind business asset. The Tide lost at Tennessee last Saturday to fall to a humiliating 5–2 in its first seven games, a level of ignominy unknown to the program since 2007, during Saban’s first year. Instead, in its two losses to …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Big 12 Coaches Grapple with Changing Landscape of College Basketball

Associated Press

Big 12 coaches reflect on the changing landscape of college basketball, with several expressing their understanding and empathy for Tony Bennett's decision to retire. They acknowledge the challenges brought on by conference realignment and the influx of money and talent, but they also view it as an opportunity for creativity and vision to help struggling programs turn around.

5 months, 3 weeks ago

If Nick Saban wants to help NIL and college football, he should be realistic about it

New York Times

Nick Saban has been an excellent addition to ESPN’s “College GameDay,” adding deep and digestible film analysis, well-prepared insight on teams around the country and a sense of humor that may surprise some — culminating in Saturday’s back and forth with the show’s “celebrity guest picker” from Tuscaloosa, his wife, Terry. Sluka’s agent told ESPN he was “verbally promised” at …

8 months ago

Nick Saban is back at SEC Media Days, 6 months after retiring and asking the questions now

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “We’ve been fortunate to have some really good quarterback rooms, and I think the Manning family is pretty well aware of that,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Wednesday. “He’s really fun to have in the room.” Texas junior left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. has started all …

1 year ago

Former Alabama football players thank retired coach Nick Saban for helping them reach NFL combine

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! INDIANAPOLIS — Some Alabama players saw the signs of Nick Saban’s impending departure from college football long before his January retirement announcement. Still, the Crimson Tide players attending this week’s NFL annual scouting combine shared one sentiment: Without Saban’s mentorship, they might not be here — …

1 year, 1 month ago

Nick Saban joining ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ road show

Associated Press

Nick Saban is joining ESPN’s “College GameDay,” the long-running Saturday pregame road show he appeared on as a guest so frequently during his 17 seasons as Alabama coach. “ESPN and College GameDay have played such an important role in the growth of college football, and I’m honored to have the opportunity to join their team,” Saban said in a statement. …

1 year, 1 month ago

The rise, fall and rise again of Jim Harbaugh shows how quickly college coaches go from hot to not

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! When Jim Harbaugh took a pay cut from Michigan after the 2020 season, getting another chance to be an NFL head coach seemed like a long shot for him. “Jim Harbaugh didn’t forget how to coach a couple years ago and then say, ‘Oh, I remember …

1 year, 2 months ago

Scenes of Nick Saban: A road trip through the career of college football’s top coach

New York Times

By Justin Williams, Bruce Feldman, Brody Miller, Manny Navarro, Mitch Sherman and Chris Vannini Nick Saban, widely regarded as the greatest college football coach of all time, announced his retirement last week. Saban later wrote about the last piece of advice his father gave him: “The expectation, no matter what you choose to do, must always be to do your …

1 year, 2 months ago

DeBoer embraces chance to replace Saban at Alabama, promises ex-coach ‘100 percent access’

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The former Washington coach, hired two days after Saban’s retirement, said he’s giving the 72-year-old ex-coach “100 percent access” to his program — saying he’d “be a fool not to” — and that Saban firmly wants the Crimson Tide’s success to continue. But it wasn’t easy.” …

1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama is close to hiring Kalen DeBoer from Washington to replace Nick Saban, AP source says

Hindustan Times

Alabama is negotiating with Washington coach Kalen DeBoer and is close to hiring him as the replacement for Nick Saban, a person with direct knowledge of the talks said Friday. DeBoer would replace Saban, who announced his retirement Wednesday after leading the Crimson Tide to six national championships in 17 seasons. DeBoer led his alma mater Sioux Falls to a …

1 year, 2 months ago

Nick Saban is latest championship-winning coach to exit amid drastic changes to college sports

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! We want to continue to focus on development of players.” Saban retired Wednesday after 17 seasons and six national title with the Crimson Tide, joining Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski, North Carolina’s Roy Williams, Notre Dame’s Muffet McGraw and Villanova’s Jay Wright among championship-winning college coaches in high-profile …

1 year, 2 months ago

Replacing Nick Saban: Alabama begins hunt for a successor who will face sky-high expectations

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “The secret sauce for Nick Saban was total control of the program, but he could get that,” ESPN’s Paul Finebaum said Thursday. So the new coach is already challenged, without even knowing who it is, because he won’t have the gravitas that Nick Saban has.” Saban …

1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Saban doesn’t go out on top, but he does leave as the greatest of them all

Associated Press

Nick Saban didn’t go out on top, which is about the only notable blemish on a college coaching resume that eclipsed all others. What turned out to be Saban’s final season — he called it quits Wednesday as Alabama’s coach, on his terms, at age 72 — will go down as perhaps the best coaching job of his career. If …

1 year, 2 months ago

Sports world reacts to Nick Saban announcing he’s retiring as coach of Alabama

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Thanks for helping so many young men reach their goals and dreams #RMFT.” — Dont’a Hightower, former player, consensus All-American at Alabama and two-time national champion ___ “He was on the call and was as adamant about the game of college football as ever. So, ‘Poker …

1 year, 2 months ago

An ode to Nick Saban, the godfather of college football recruiting

New York Times

Nick Saban didn’t realize he was being recorded. They’ve got all these good players and you aren’t going to be able to play while you could play at our place earlier,’” Saban said. All those guys will tell you, ‘That made me better … the guy I practiced against was better than the guy I played in the game against.’” …

1 year, 2 months ago

Why did Nick Saban retire? ‘Age started to become an issue’: Inside his final hours at Alabama

New York Times

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban, famous for his process, stuck to his routine Wednesday. When people mentioned the health issue, it was really just the grind.” Nick Saban’s final win as Alabama’s coach came against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. Hopefully, we have done that, and we will always consider Alabama our home.” Athletic director Greg Byrne released a …

1 year, 2 months ago

Where does Nick Saban rank on all-time list of coaches? Who’s next at Alabama? Our experts react

New York Times

Well, it finally happened. The one, to me, that best exhibits Saban’s artistry was in 2015 when he brought in a one-loss Alabama team against unbeaten Georgia, which was feeling good about its chances and doing things “the Georgia way.” And Alabama ran all over Georgia, showing the power brokers in Athens how far their program still had to go. …

1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama’s Nick Saban retires after 7 national titles, most in major college football history

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Colorado’s Deion Sanders, a coach who has sought to capitalize on the intervention of players profiting financially from their play on the field, said on social media “College Football just lost the GOAT.” “WOW! College football let’s hold up our mirrors and say HONESTLY what u …

1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama coach Nick Saban retiring after winning 7 national titles, according to multiple reports

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama coach Nick Saban retiring after winning 7 national titles

LA Times

Nick Saban, the stern coach who won seven national championships and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that included six of those titles in just 17 seasons, is retiring, according to multiple reports. Saban led the Crimson Tide from a shaky start this season to a Southeastern Conference championship and back into the College Football Playoff before falling to …

1 year, 2 months ago

Mandel: Alabama’s Nick Saban, college football’s greatest coach, is going out on his own terms

New York Times

The thing we’ve been speculating might happen pretty much every year for roughly the last 10 years finally happened Wednesday — and it was still stunning. 1 team in the country in the SEC Championship Game, but falling a win short of the national title game was considered a “down” season for Alabama. To successfully build a national championship contender, …

1 year, 2 months ago

Nick Saban retiring as Alabama coach, ending ‘a truly remarkable’ career with 7 national titles

New York Times

Nick Saban, who is widely considered the greatest college football coach because of his run guiding storied programs against the fiercest possible competition, is retiring after a 17-year stint at Alabama in which he delivered six national championships, he announced Wednesday night. “Hopefully, we have done that, and we will always consider Alabama our home.” His final championship in 2020 …

1 year, 2 months ago

Who could replace Nick Saban at Alabama? Steve Sarkisian, Mike Norvell and other candidates

New York Times

Alabama’s Nick Saban is retiring. Texas’ Steve Sarkisian resurrected his career in Tuscaloosa after off-field issues ended his brief tenure at USC. This season, Sarkisian’s Longhorns went 12-2, beat Bama in Tuscaloosa and made the College Football Playoff. That’s a great compliment to Sark.” I’m told Sarkisian impressed the Tide brass in his time at Alabama. Right, wrong or indifferent, …

1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama football coaching job pluses, minuses and candidates after Nick Saban

New York Times

The job occupied by the greatest coach in college football history is open. The brand is still the brand The Crimson Tide’s national championship and NFL Draft pick totals dwarf everyone else in college football over the last 15 years. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian spent two stints at Alabama, including one as offensive coordinator from 2020 to ’21, before …

1 year, 9 months ago

Saban goes to Washington: Alabama coach set to lead SEC contingent on lobbying trip

Associated Press

DESTIN, Fla. — Alabama’s Nick Saban is among a contingent of coaches and administrators from the Southeastern Conference scheduled to meet with lawmakers in Washington next week to make a case for a federal assistance in regulating how college athletes can earn money off their fame. And I think they can have the opportunity to contextualize what’s happening within college …

1 year, 9 months ago

Saban says current track in college football will lead to less competitive balance

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! We just don’t have contracts.” Similar to the way he did about a decade ago, when asked about the trend toward fast-paced offenses in college football, Saban posed a question about the current shifting landscape: “Is this what we want college football to become?” Saban said …

2 years ago

Mandel’s top 25 college football head coaches: Has Kirby Smart caught Nick Saban?

New York Times

Nick Saban is unquestionably the Greatest Coach of All Time, but my annual top-25 “snapshot” college football coach rankings weigh recent performance more heavily than career achievements. Nick Saban, Alabama : The 2022 season was not Saban’s finest effort as the Bryce Young-led Tide underachieved — and yet they still went 11-2 and finished fifth in the country. Luke Fickell, …

2 years, 9 months ago

‘We’re moving on': Fisher says public spat with Saban done

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! A jovial Fisher said repeatedly Wednesday that he was “moving on” from the war of words with his former boss that added some soap-opera drama to the Southeastern Conference’s spring meetings this week. Fisher said he and Saban had “normal conversations” during two days of meetings …

2 years, 11 months ago

Saban: Current state of college football not ‘sustainable’

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban’s willingness to adapt and often be a catalyst for change in college football, both on the field and off, has propelled Alabama to six national championships in 13 seasons. “I think that anybody that cares about college football is not real …

3 years, 11 months ago

Nick Saban sends an early message to Alabama players: Are there intangible red flags?

New York Times

Let’s be honest about something for a moment: Alabama has enough talent to be considered the favorite for the national championship nearly every year. “One of the things that we want to see is individual players improve, improve their ability to play winning football fundamentals, but I also think we’re trying to develop some team dynamics, some team chemistry, looking …

6 years, 2 months ago

Back in Miami, Nick Saban reflects on unsuccessful NFL stint

Associated Press

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The placard at the interview table identifying Alabama’s coach was unnecessary, because his gestures did the trick. The Alabama bowl media guide summary of Saban’s year-by-year coaching record curiously excludes his stint with the Miami Dolphins, but it happened. “There are million things that go into making it work at Alabama or the Miami Dolphins or …

9 years, 2 months ago

Why Nick Saban Is The Greatest Coach In College Football History

Huff Post

With Alabama's victory over Clemson, Nick Saban won his fourth title over the past seven seasons. Christian Petersen/Getty Images Nick Saban's legacy won't be defined by a houndstooth hat, like that of legendary Alabama football coach Bear Bryant. "I don't know how you do what he’s doing," said offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin -- once a controversial Saban hire. Focus On …

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