Alabama, Nick Saban and College GameDay
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Nick Saban will have to make a little more room in his already crowded trophy case. On Tuesday, Saban won the Sports Emmy Award for "Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent" for his work on ESPN's "College Gameday" Much like his days as the coach at Alabama,
Nick Saban has accomplished just about everything in the world of college football. At 73, his journey in the sport dates back to his playing days in 1970. The only time he stepped away from college football was during a brief stint as head coach of the Miami Dolphins and as an assistant for the Cleveland Browns and Houston Oilers in the NFL.
Alabama saw zero scholarship players enter the transfer portal this year during the spring window. Has Kalen DeBoer figured out the secret to retaining players?
During Nick Saban's career at Alabama, he recruited and deployed some ultra-talented quarterbacks, namely, Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young. Although Saban won't be on the sidelines this fall, his influence could still be felt, considering there are still plenty of players on the roster that he recruited.
Many hail Nick Saban as the greatest college football coach of all time, but when he was asked, he named former Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant instead.
The NFL voted to keep the tush push a legal play and to let its players play in the Olympics. | Episode 444: May 23, 2025.
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. — Nick Saban continues to be at the center of conversation about a recently announced federal commission on the future of college athletics, one that will tackle NCAA sports in the age of Name, Image and Likeness.
According to Dellenger’s report, the commission idea is not completely dead, just “paused.” The pause would allow members of Congress — including Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Cory Booker — time to craft potential federal legislation that would supersede various state laws regarding college sports that often come into conflict with each other.