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The idea that Bill Belichick has interviewed for and is interested in the head coaching position at North Carolina seems strange to the large majority of football fans. Belichick won 6 Super Bowls during his tenure with the New England Patriots and is largely seen as one of the two or three greatest coaches in […]

The Ohio State football team let two out of their three major goals of the season slip away last weekend. The Buckeyes have a loaded team this year, and their goals were simple: beat Michigan, win the Big Ten, win the national championship. After losing to the Wolverines last weekend, Ohio State missed out on […]

During Saturday’s College GameDay broadcast on ESPN, a Texas A&M couple had their engagement shown live. After the happy moment, Nick Saban delivered an anecdote about his 53-year marriage to Miss Terry when asked for advice by host Rece Davis. “Well, we’re going on 53 years,” Saban said. “So, we have coffee cups, Miss Terry […]

Nick Saban found his greatest success at Alabama football and LSU football, he wasn’t unfamiliar with cold weather during his coaching career. Before claiming national titles in the warm climate of the SEC, Saban had to endure the frigid temperatures while coaching the Michigan State football. On Wednesday’s episode of The Pat McAfee Show, Saban […]

The Alabama football program may have been dealt a playoff-missing blow on Saturday evening with a 24-3 road loss vs. the Oklahoma Sooners. Essentially, nothing went right for the Tide in this game, including a disastrous performance from quarterback Jalen Milroe. Last year, Alabama was able to sneak into the college football playoff thanks to […]

On Tuesday evening, the College Football Playoff Committee revealed its newest rankings heading into the final week of the regular season. There weren’t many surprises at the top, with Oregon holding serve at number one, followed by Ohio State at number two, but the lower half of the top 15 saw some chaos, as both […]

Although Nick Saban may have retired from coaching and moved onto the media scene, he still doesn’t forget when he feels like he’s been wronged. In 2022, Alabama missed out on a berth in the four-team College Football Playoff in favor of 12-1 TCU who was coming off of a close loss in the Big […]

One of the best college football coaches of all time, former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, gave insight into the new College Football Playoff format, specifically with home-field advantage versus a bye week. He joined the Pat McAfee Show and explained which of the two the former Alabama football head coach would take. “I’d […]

For perhaps the first time in program history, Indiana will be involved in the biggest game of the college football week when they host Ohio State in Week 13. With both teams in the top five and eyeing a playoff berth, the ‘Pat McAfee Show’ traveled to Bloomington for their Friday episode where they were […]

As the Georgia football team prepares to face the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, they get some kind words from former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. The comments were specifically for Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart, who served under Saban at Alabama from 2007-2015. Nick Saban on the work Kirby Smart has done […]

The Detroit Lions are putting together another great season under the leadership of Dan Campbell. The former tight end has his ex-team at 8-1 because of great skill position players, excellent line play, and a ferocious defense. One of the important members of that defense is safety Brian Branch, who the Lions drafted out of […]

After the LSU football team lost to Texas A&M last Saturday, 38-23, they now have a bye week and prepare for the University of Alabama the weekend after. While LSU football head coach Brian Kelly spoke about the schedule before, he speaks briefly about the Crimson Tide with a joke about former head coach Nick […]

After another long concussion layoff, Tua Tagovailoa is finally ready to make his Miami Dolphins return. But as he steps under center, Tagovailoa’s former head coach Nick Saban is preaching caution. His most recent marked Tagovailoa’s third concussion in a three-year span. While Mike McDaniel says all medical experts saw no reason for the quarterback […]

The Ohio State football team is coming off of a bye week, and they needed it after losing their first game of the season against Oregon the week prior. It was a great game as it came down to the final seconds, but Ryan Day and the Buckeyes once again came up short when the […]

The Alabama football program suffered a rough 24-17 loss to Tennessee on the road on Saturday, their second loss of the season. As the road tot he college football playoffs becomes very slim for the Crimson Tide, Stephen A. Smith took aim at new head coach Kalen DeBoer on ESPN’s First Take. “I’m sort of […]

As the NFL world grapples with the fact that one of the best teams in the AFC, the Buffalo Bills, just landed a new Pro Bowl wide receiver to go with their Pro Bowl QB, fans have taken a chance to reevaluate Alabama product Amari Cooper to see what kind of weapon he can be […]

Midway through the 2024 college football season, the talk surrounding Ashton Jeanty has been as a Heisman Trophy candidate. Nick Saban, however, sees even more on the horizon for the Boise State running back. On a segment of “Coach Saban’s Film Room,” the former Alabama football coach broke down the key parts of Jeanty’s game […]

Lee Corso, one of College GameDay’s staple characters and a legend of the show, is going to be absent from the show once again on Saturday. Corso missed last week’s show in Berkeley, CA for the ACC battle between Cal and Miami, and will now be sidelined for the show’s trip to Eugene for No. […]

It has been a long week for Alabama football. That does not just include the players and coaches who suffered defeat at the hands of ultimate underdog Vanderbilt last Saturday, but also the alumni and past greats who have roamed the Crimson Tide sidelines. Nick Saban was brutally mocked for his past comments about the […]

Even in a league as deep and punishing as the SEC, losing to Vanderbilt in the modern era of college football is the type of thing that usually convinces a fan to put a paper bag on their head when in public. These are clearly not the same Commodores, but Malachi Moore’s tirade suggested otherwise. […]

As Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart looks to further motivate his team ahead of their matchup against Mississippi State still reeling after the loss a few weeks ago to the Alabama Crimson Tide, it could be a blessing in disguise. As fans lock in their predictions for the upcoming Georgia football game, the same […]

Vanderbilt pulled off a huge 40-35 upset over top-ranked Alabama on Saturday evening and Commodores alumnus Skip Bayless was ecstatic with the outcome. Bayless is known as a huge sports fan who is very supportive of the teams he roots for. Bayless took to his X account to speak about his happiness behind the shocking Vandy […]

The Vanderbilt football program put the world on notice during the first College Football Saturday in October. Weird things can happen outside of study hall on the Vanderbilt campus, and the Alabama Crimson Tide found out the hard way. The Commodores scored a 40-35 win over top-ranked Alabama, scoring their first touchdown against the NCAA […]

With ESPN’s College GameDay in Berkeley for the first time ever, California football fans were hyped. They were so excited that they broke down ESPN’s barricades overnight before filming began. On behalf of the Golden Bears, Cal was represented by BeastMode, Marshawn Lynch, to be the guest picker on College GameDay. Former Alabama football coach and […]

There was a time when the most important part of Nick Saban’s week was Alabama football. He’d spend all week watching tape, talking about the game in media hits, and coaching up the youth on how to best attack whatever team the Crimson Tide had on the schedule. But now that the NCAA legend has […]

The changing landscape of college football and all of college sports into something similar to the Wild West. The latest decision by UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka to leave team based on an unfulfilled verbal NIL promise for $100,000 from a Rebel assistant coach seems to illuminate the state of the sport. Former Alabama head coach […]

ESPN College GameDay will be in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, home of the Crimson Tide, in Week 5. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EST, the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide host the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs, both with a perfect 3-0 record, in one of the premier college football matchups of the season. College GameDay has invited […]

As people are locking in their predictions for Alabama football vs. Georgia this Saturday, there is no doubt that it’s one of the most anticipated matchups of the weekend. One of the many reasons lie with Alabama football head coach Kalen DeBoer who’s focused heading into this crucial game with tons of pressure as ESPN […]

As people are locking in their predictions for the upcoming No. 2 Georgia football team contest against the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide in a top-five battle, there is no doubt it’s highly anticipated. One could argue that the Georgia football team and Alabama have formed a recent rivalry, mostly between head coaches Kirby Smart […]

The biggest game of the week, and maybe the season, will be taking place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday. The fourth ranked Alabama football team will be hosting #2 Georgia. ESPN’s College GameDay will be there, and all eyes of the college football world will be on this night game between two SEC giants. It […]

When a No. 1 overall pick falls from grace for all to see, they become a punchline almost immediately. There have been jokes galore in the aftermath of Bryce Young’s benching, but many of them are at the expense of the Carolina Panthers rather than the second-year quarterback. The organization’s decision to move on from […]

The biggest game of Week 4 on the college football slate will take place on Saturday night when No. 15 Oklahoma hosts No. 6 Tennessee in an SEC matchup with big implications. Before the game, Brent Venables and the Sooners are getting some helpful tips from an experienced source. Nick Saban used to be the […]

The SEC is one of the nation’s most alluring conferences, and has been for quite some time. It’s supposed to bring an electrifying atmosphere to each stadium that heavily impacts the opposing team. That said, legendary SEC coach Nick Saban believes Vanderbilt football is not in that category, via the Pat McAfee show. “The only […]

The Alabama football team is breaking in a new head coach this season as Kalen DeBoer is leading the Crimson Tide this year. It’s been weird to see someone else come out of the tunnel that isn’t Nick Saban, but the legendary coach retired after the conclusion of last season. Not very many people saw […]

As the Florida Gators head into their third game of the season, a Florida quarterback controversy looms, prompting former Alabama head coach Nick Saban to weigh in. During an appearance on ‘The Pat McAfee Show,’ Saban discussed the situation involving Florida football quarterbacks Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway, drawing parallels to his past experiences with […]

It was a scary situation Thursday night when Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went down with another concussion during the loss to the Buffalo Bills, 31-10. One person who has seen the highs and lows of Tagovailoa has been former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban when the star was at the university who spoke […]

When the Alabama football squad’s College Football Playoff run was cut short by Michigan, Crimson Tide fans thought that everything would be alright. They still had Nick Saban for the next few years. However, their expectations took a turn when the legendary Crimson Tide head honcho retired and Kalen DeBoer took over. A lot of […]

Auburn football has a lot going for them so far in the 2024-25 season, and it appears that they now have Nick Saban in their corner. Riding the wave of a 1-0 record, senior quarterback Payton Thorne is embracing the leadership role he finds himself in, and he has the offense looking sharp. The Tigers […]

Legendary football coach Nick Saban is giving some advice to Florida football’s leader Billy Napier. Napier and the Gators lost their Week 1 matchup to Miami Florida, 41-17. Saban says Napier has some things to fix moving forward. “Well, I think he’s gotta change the culture,” Saban said on the ESPN College GameDay show, and […]