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The greatest coach in college football history is nearing the beginning of the next phase of his professional life. For the Alabama fans who are already struggling to cope with the post-Nick Saban era, and for people who just greatly admire the man’s unmatched body of work, it is now known when he will make […]

The Alabama football team showed off their first glimpse of their 2024 squad with the spring game that was on Saturday. Crimson Tide fans showed out in big numbers to get a look at the new team. Not only is it a new team player-wise, but also because of the head coach. Legendary Alabama coach […]

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban is sharing some of his views on life away from football. Saban jokingly says his wife is making him do chores before he can enjoy his life each day in retirement, per The Spun. “I make my bed, I take the garbage out,” Saban said. “I have to wait […]

The Alabama football program is entering a new era this offseason as Kalen DeBoer takes over for the legendary Nick Saban, who retired after the 2023 season, and there have been some early observations about who DeBoer is as a coach and person after his early days on the job. One Alabama football employee said […]

The Alabama basketball team is Final Four bound thanks to head coach Nate Oats and a scrappy bunch of players who have overcome many of the doubts that have been directed towards them. The Final Four appearance will be the Crimson Tide’s first-ever, uncharted territory for the program as it prepares to take on the […]

Looking at Andrew Whitworth’s 6-foot-7, 330-pound frame, the last thing one would expect from a lineman of that stature is for him to break down in tears. However, it already happened, and it was due to none other than Nick Saban. Appearing on Julian Edelman’s podcast, Whitworth recounted his collegiate days in LSU, speaking on […]

When former Duke basketball coach Mike Kryzyzewski retired a few years ago, many believed that NIL and the changing landscape of college sports went into it, but he shut that notion down in wake of former Alabama football coach Nick Saban’s criticism of the changes in recent years. “I didn’t retire because of the new […]

There has been a lot of chatter lately in regards to why Nick Saban retired from his duties as head coach of the Alabama football team. Saban decided to call it a career at the end of the season after the Crimson Tide lost to Michigan in the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal. He […]

Nick Saban retired from his role as the Alabama football coach at the end of the 2023 college football season. Saban is one of the best coaches of all time, and it came as a big surprise to many to see him retire. At first, it was unclear what the true reason behind the retirement […]

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban retired in January, leaving behind one of the greatest legacies and résumés in the sport’s history. But since retiring, the former Alabama football head coach has consistently spoken out about his distaste for the state of college football. Over the past two months, Saban has explained that he retired, […]

Nowadays, NCAA athletes have more opportunities for financial gain. With the league officially allowing players to profit off of their Name Image and Likeness (NIL) back in 2021, college stars are already earning money despite not playing a single minute of professional sports yet. This has become a widely discussed topic and was recently touched […]

When Nick Saban announced his retirement in January, the Alabama football head coaching job that Saban had occupied and excelled in for nearly 20 years instantly became vacant. The accolades and resources that Alabama can provide make the position one of the most attractive and exclusive possible in college football, and the rumors about who […]

When Nick Saban retired from his duties as the Alabama football head coach, the job instantly became the hottest on the market, and the biggest names in college football started to be talked about for his replacement. The Crimson Tide wanted to move quick, and there were rumors about Dan Lanning, Steve Sarkisian, Lane Kiffin […]

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban announced his retirement in January, ending a 50-year career that included seven national championships, the last six of which at the University of Alabama. Less than two weeks after losing to Michigan in overtime of the College Football Playoff semifinal, Saban shocked the college football world by retiring, vacating […]

The Alabama football team ended their season with a loss to Michigan football in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl a couple months ago. Little did we know that it would be the last time we saw Nick Saban lead the Crimson Tide into battle. Saban shockingly retired after the college football […]

With Bill Belichick not landing a vacant role, the long-time New England Patriots head coach is still searching for his next opportunity. Peyton Manning has a plan in mind that would pair Belichick up with Alabama football legend Nick Saban. Manning is attempting to sign Belichick to his Omaha Productions entertainment company, via Andrew Marchand […]

Alabama football star Dallas Turner is one of the best EDGE rushers in recent memory and has been mocked to several teams including the Minnesota Vikings lately. Despite being a shoo-in for a top ten selection in the 2024 NFL Draft among many mock drafts, Turner decided to work out anyway and put on a […]

Kalen DeBoer is now the new head honcho in the Alabama football program. But, this did not stop Crimson Tide fans from pondering about ‘what-if’ scenarios. One of which involved Nick Saban passing the keys to the storied college football team to Dabo Swinney. The Clemson football coach has gotten more beloved in his role […]

The Alabama football team is hoping to repeat as SEC Champions in 2024 and will have to do it in a major transition year. Arguably the greatest and most successful college football coach of all-time Nick Saban has decided to hang up his whistle, and now NCAA runner-up coach Kalen DeBoer will take a stab […]

Just because Nick Saban is no longer the head coach of Alabama football, it doesn’t mean he can’t impact the program anymore. His presence in Tuscaloosa will still be felt, as it’s been revealed that he will have an advisory role for the Crimson Tide. The multi-titled head coach gave a little bit more insight […]

It’s been an unusual start to the offseason for Alabama football. To begin with, their head coach of almost 20 years, arguably the greatest of all time, Nick Saban, decided to retire and was replaced by Washington’s Kalen DeBoer. It didn’t stop there, though. The overall result was a domino effect to the sport the […]

Golf and retirement go hand in hand, and that’s exemplified as well by former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, who participated in an event ahead of the WM Phoenix Management Open at TPC Scottsdale. The legendary college football coach was asked by Kira Dixon of ESPN during the event about his thoughts on playing […]

Nick Saban is not completely going away from college football. Although his coaching days are now over, he will still be around the sport, this time he’ll be sharing his wealth of football knowledge from the broadcast booth, with Adam Schefter of ESPN reporting that the legendary former head coach of Alabama football will be […]

Nick Saban ended his unmatched Alabama football tenure narrowly losing to eventual national champion Michigan in the College Football Playoff. His decline is what few modern coaches could even call their pinnacle. But was it all scripted? Pro Bowl running back and former Georgia Bulldogs star James Cook believes the CFP Selection Committee saw the […]

Boston College football will be looking for its new head coach now that Jeff Hafley is heading off to become the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator. The move came a bit out of left field, more so probably for Boston College than anyone else. The four-year head coach had brought in a mild bit of […]

The Alabama football team wasted no time in replacing Nick Saban with Kalen DeBoer, the former head of the Washington Huskies’ national runner-up football team out of the Pac-12. With the Big Ten scheduled to add four Pac-12 teams to its conference next season including Washington, prevailing thought in some circles was that DeBoer was […]

On Jan. 10th, Nick Saban retired from his head coaching position with the Alabama football program. The longtime coach achieved too many accolades to name, but he will enjoy some well-deserved time off. Saban appears to be killing time in the golf world, as he prepares for the WM Phoenix Open event. Nick Saban is […]

Ohio State football defensive back Caleb Downs is revealing some lessons he learned while spending time with former Alabama football coach Nick Saban. Downs says Saban taught him a great deal about sincerity and conviction. “He [Saban] was committed every single day to being his best self,” Downs said, per On3. “Not many people can […]

The Alabama football team is hoping for improved results in the College Football Playoff this coming season and beyond under new coach Kalen DeBoer, who came over following a title game appearance with Washington football. Recently the Alabama football team got a comparison to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs of the NFL. DeBoer scored a […]

Is everyone finished now? Now that Jim Harbaugh has left Michigan for the Los Angeles Chargers and he’s been replaced by offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, perhaps now the college football head coaching hires will come to a halt. Harbaugh’s retreat back to the NFL, as we know, wasn’t the only major move that shook up […]

The Nick Saban era at Alabama football is over after he retired earlier this month. The Crimson Tide made a run to the College Football Playoff this season, but they lost in the Rose Bowl to the eventual national champion, Michigan. Now, Alabama has hired Kalen DeBoer over from Washington. Not a lot of people […]

The torch has been passed in the Alabama football program. With the retirement of the legend, Nick Saban, the next man up is Kalen DeBoer. The Crimson Tide’s newest head coach spoke on his relationship with Saban and the opportunity to learn from the greatest college football coach in the history of the game. “I’d […]

Alabama football’s Kalen DeBoer has landed All-Pac-12 Second Team offensive lineman Parker Brailsford, per The Athletic. The redshirt freshman started all 15 games for the Washington Huskies, under DeBoer last season. After waiting on the sideline to hear his number called his freshman year, Brailsford got the chance to be the starting center for a […]

The college football offseason recently got underway, and so far, the biggest news has been surrounding the Alabama football team. The Crimson Tide have lost their legendary head coach, Nick Saban, as he decided to retire when the season came to a close. Alabama has since hired Kalen DeBoer from Washington to replace Saban. Saban […]

Iowa State football has landed former five-star prospect Kadyn Proctor, per HayesFawcett3 on X. After playing one season for the Alabama Crimson Tide, Proctor chose to pack his bags and head back home to play for the Hawkeyes. This comes with a wave of transfers from Tuscaloosa, following the departure of Nick Saban from Alabama. […]

It was to be expected that there would be plenty of blowback following Nick Saban’s surprising retirement announcement last week. There was the immediate transfer portal entries of Alabama star wide receiver Isaiah Bond and emerging tight end Amari Niblack, and now, the potential quarterback of the future in Tuscaloosa is entering the transfer portal before he had a […]

When the call is made for anybody to have a chance to coach Alabama football, it’s most than likely a no-brainer. That’s what it seemed like for the Crimson Tide’s Kalen DeBoer and his newest defensive coordinator Kane Wommack. With the departure of Nick Saban from the Alabama football staff, new faces are flowing into […]

Nick Saban is the greatest coach in the history of college football, and his legendary career officially came to a close when he retired on Jan. 10, 2024. With seven national championships to his name, no coach found more success in the college ranks than Saban did, and the majority of that came during his […]

The Washington football program had a future to look forward to despite their College Football Playoff loss to Michigan. A lot of looming departures will hit the squad like Rome Odunze and Michael Penix Jr.’s but they could still stomach these losses. Unfortunately, news broke that Kalen DeBoer was heading to coach the Alabama football […]