On Wednesday, ESPN’s Chris Low reported the retirement of Nick Saban one of the greatest college football coaches after 17 seasons with the Crimson Tide.
In Saban’s last 16 seasons at #Alabama:
– 199-23 (.896 winning percentage)
– 9 SEC titles
– 6 National Championships
– Gave one of the greatest pre-game speeches of all time
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— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 10, 2024
Following the retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban the NCAA transfer portal window will open for an additional 30 days for Alabama football players.
In his time with Alabama, Saban has delivered six national championships, an SEC title, and a College Football Playoff appearance.
He has won seven national titles in his career, his final championship in 2020 gave Saban seven national titles, won one previously at LSU.
Breaking: #Alabama HC Nick Saban is retiring, per @ClowESPN pic.twitter.com/KMByTmj9rq
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 10, 2024
In his sudden retirement announcement on Wednesday, Saban said in his statement,
“The University of Alabama has been a very special place to Terry and me. We have enjoyed every minute of our 17 years being the head coach at Alabama, as well as becoming a part of the Tuscaloosa community. It is not just about how many games we won and lost, but it’s about the legacy and how we went about it. We always tried to do it the right way. The goal was always to help players create more value for their future, be the best player they could be, and be more successful in life because they were part of the program. Hopefully, we have done that, and we will always consider Alabama our home.”
ESPN’s Pete Thamel has underlined some high-profile candidates that would possibly candidates to replace Coach Saban. Brett McMurphy of Action Network has reported Oregon’s Dan Lanning is expected to be the “top candidate” to replace him.
The Crimson Tide did not make it to the 2023 College Football Playoff with a 27-20 overtime loss to the eventual national champion Michigan Wolverines in a semifinal game.
