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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 Now that Jim Harbaugh has left Michigan for the Los Angeles Chargers and he’s been replaced by offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, perhaps now the college football head coaching hires will come to a halt.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 […]

The fallout from the Nick Saban retirement announcement continues on both sides of the country. Washington is dealing with a mass exodus with former coach Kalen DeBoer taking the Alabama job, and DeBoer is dealing with his defections as several excellent players, now including tight end Amari Niblack, have left the football team. “BREAKING: Alabama […]

The Texas football program picked up a commitment from Alabama transfer wide receiver Isaiah Bond on Sunday. Bond was one of the best available players in the transfer portal after a productive season as the Crimson Tide’s No. 1 pass catcher. He finished the 2023 season with 48 receptions on 668 yards and four touchdowns. […]

In a raw and unscripted moment, the latest episode of Hard Knocks took an unexpected turn as it documented the genuine and stunned reaction of Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa upon learning about the retirement of his former coach and mentor, the legendary Alabama Crimson Tide head coach, Nick Saban. As the news of Saban’s […]

In a twist that reverberated across the heart of college football, the legendary head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Nick Saban, announced his retirement mere days after a riveting overtime loss to the University of Michigan. The Wolverines, seizing the momentum, went on to clinch the coveted national championship. As the sport grappled with […]

Before I get to Kalen DeBoer, Nick Saban, and all things Alabama football in the 21st century, I’d like to start with a short story about Ray Perkins. Some old school football fans will recognize the name, and surely, most Alabama fans probably will too, but chances are the name Ray Perkins doesn’t ring a […]

The betting lines for Nick Saban’s next job have been released. He’s favored to be a National Football TV Analyst, with a couple of other options on the bet list. Saban has been rumored to take his talents to television following his retirement from Alabama football, but there are a few unique jobs that could […]

Earlier this week, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban shocked the college football world when he announced his retirement from the profession following nearly two decades spent on the sidelines in Tuscaloosa. The shocking announcement immediately opened up the question as to who Alabama would hire to be Saban’s replacement and fill his GOAT-sized shoes. […]

It’s official. The Alabama football program has hired Kalen DeBoer as their next head coach to replace Nick Saban. After leading Washington to a National Championship appearance, DeBoer will now coach the Crimson Tide next season. As a result, it’s led to some mixed reviews in the college football world. Alabama football was linked to […]

The college football world has been on a media rollercoaster through the past week. Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning was one of the few names in the conversation to replace Nick Saban as Alabama’s next head coach. An Oregon evening anchor, Brandon Kamerman spoke on the potential move for Lanning, giving insight on the […]

The college football season came to a close earlier this week when the Michigan football team defeated Washington to win the national title. One week before that game, Michigan and Alabama football battled things out in the Rose Bowl College Football Semifinal for a spot in the national title game. It was another fantastic edition […]

The Alabama football program is entering a new era after legendary head coach Nick Saban shockingly retired earlier in the week. After Dan Lanning, Steve Sarkisian, and Mike Norvell seemingly took themselves out of the running, all eyes shifted to Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer. Now, DeBoer is negotiating a deal to be the new […]

Florida State football head coach Mike Norvell has agreed to an 8-year contract extension with the Seminoles. This comes in the wake of rumors that Norvell would be a candidate for the head coaching job at Alabama, after the retirement of Nick Saban. FSU made sure to lock in their head coach for the future, […]

The college football season came to a close earlier this week when the Michigan football team defeated Washington to win the national title. One week before that game, Michigan and Alabama football battled things out in the Rose Bowl College Football Semifinal for a spot in the national title game. It was another fantastic edition […]

Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning’s phone probably started lighting up as soon as everyone picked their jaws off the floor once they realized that Nick Saban was indeed retiring from coaching Alabama. It was probably a collective assortment of tweets, direct messages, texts, and phone calls. Whether he answered any of them then or […]

On Wednesday afternoon, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban shocked the college football world when he announced his retirement from coaching following the Crimson Tide’s loss in the Rose Bowl last week. Over the course of his time at Alabama, Saban helped the school bring home six national championships, bringing his personal career total to […]

It’s been less than 24 hours since Nick Saban shockingly retired from Alabama football on Thursday, and the focus has turned to who the university will select to succeed him. Oregon’s Dan Lanning, who was a graduate assistant with Alabama football under Saban, was mentioned as a possibility. There were reports that surfaced about Lanning […]

Dan Lanning has confirmed that he will be remaining with Oregon football, with no interest in pursuing the head job vacated by Nick Saban at Alabama. But that doesn’t mean he won’t praise Saban for the influence the retiring coach had on Lanning’s career. Lanning was a graduate assistant on Saban’s 2015 staff at Alabama, […]

Nick Saban is arguably the greatest college football coach of all time. On Jan. 10, he officially retired. Saban’s career was filled with accolades and achievements. He won the SEC 11 times, the MAC once, and he won a record seven National Championships. He was often recognized for his coaching greatness, as he won the […]

With the surpise retirment of head coach Nick Saban from Alabama football, questions surrounded the reason the all time great finally called it a career. The time was coming for Saban, who’s 72 years old, but it seemed like a quick decision following a College Football Playoff loss to the Michigan Wolverines. ESPN analyst Rece […]

Legendary coach Nick Saban announced on Thursday that he was retiring as head coach at Alabama football. The decision seemingly came out of nowhere and shocked fans and experts alike. Now, Saban is revealing that leaving Alabama football was a difficult decision – one that he almost didn’t make, according to Nick Kelly of The […]

There are just some things you can never prepare for, no matter how certain they are in life, even something as seemingly menial as the greatest college football coach of all time, Nick Saban, retiring from the Alabama football job after 17 years. How do you prepare for something like that, though? Alabama football and […]

NFL players across the league are taking time to give their praise to head coach Nick Saban. The long-tenured Alabama football head coach retired on Wednesday after years of coaching in college football and the NFL. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers gave Saban his flowers, paying respect to the greatest college football coach of […]

Soon after Nick Saban retired from Alabama, rumors began swirling that Oregon football’s head coach, Dan Lanning was in Tuscaloosa meeting with the program. However, that was quickly debunked on Thursday morning. Now, Lanning drops a humbled response after being tied to the Crimson Tide job. During a visit with The Pat McAfee Show, the […]