Nick Saban Articles - Page 14

Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin usually makes headlines when he is speaking to the media, and he did that at SEC media days when he was speaking about Paul Finebaum providing Alabama football coach Nick Saban with motivation ahead of the 2023 season. “It’s why we have Finebaum so he can motivate him every […]

While Alabama football head coach Nick Saban is attempting to lead his program back to the College Football Playoff after missing out on a championship opportunity last year, he will soon have more competition towards that goal when Texas and Oklahoma join the SEC in 2024. Naturally, it was a topic of discussion at SEC […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban’s special teams unit got a major boost this week. In-state recruit Anderson Green committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday. He becomes the 15th commit in Saban’s class of 2024, per 247Sports.com’s Brett Greenberg. #AGTG STAYING HOME!!! 🐘🐘🐘 @AlabamaFTBL #RollTide pic.twitter.com/qVAvopQaP4 — Anderson Green (@AndersonGreen06) July 19, 2023 […]

Nick Saban and the Alabama football program have given Tony Mitchell a second chance. After receiving three years of probation for pleading guilty to a charge of marijuana possession, the freshman defensive back was reinstated to the Alabama football team. In March, Nick Saban announced that Mitchell was suspended from the Alabama football team. Mitchell […]

Tommy Rees is the new offensive coordinator for the Alabama football program this season to replace Bill O’Brien, who went to be the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. Alabama football head coach Nick Saban raved about Tommy Rees in a recent media appearance. “Tommy Rees is one of the brightest young guys I’ve […]

The Alabama football program has some uncertainty at the quarterback position heading into the 2023 season, with Ty Simpson, Jalen Milroe and Tyler Buchner being the three battling it out for the starting job, and Nick Saban was blunt when asked about determining the starting quarterback for this season. “It’s going to happen when it […]

The Alabama football team has a very young roster for the upcoming season, and it was the subject of many questions that Nick Saban received at SEC media days. When asked about the roster’s development process, Saban channeled ‘Grandma Saban’ and a cake analogy to perfection, reports Southeastern 14. “Grandma Saban used to bake a […]

The Alabama football team is going to be tested very early in the 2023 season, and Nick Saban knows it. The Crimson Tide are scheduled to host Texas on Sept. 9 in their second game of the year. With Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers returning for a second shot at the Alabama football team, Nick Saban […]

Paul Finebaum, known for his outspoken nature, once again shared one of his hot air opinions during SEC Media Days on Monday. When questioned on ESPN’s First Take about whether Nick Saban’s legacy could be viewed differently if he were to miss this year’s College Football Playoff, Finebaum responded with, “I think, yes, you have […]

Usually when you have a resume as exemplary and robust as Alabama football head coach Nick Saban’s, your place at the mountaintop cannot really be questioned. Recently, however, the Crimson Tide have proven to be fallible and stunningly fell short of the College Football Playoff last year. Meanwhile, their rival Georgia has assembled its own […]

Caleb Odom, the No. 4 ranked tight end in the class of 2024, announced his commitment to play for Alabama football, per 247Sports. Nick Saban lands a promising playmaker out of the state of Georgia over Texas A&M, Florida and Miami. This is the 14th player to commit to Alabama in the class, and Nick […]

4-star 2024 corner back recruit Zabien Brown has picked Nick Saban and Alabama football over USC and Ohio State, according to On3. A Mater Dei product, Brown is the No. 7 ranked cornerback in his class. Saban steals a promising prospect from USC’s backyard. With this pickup, Alabama football’s 2024 recruiting class sits firmly in […]

Nick Saban and Alabama football found their latest 2024 recruit in an unusual place: Germany. The Crimson Tide landed 3-star linebacker Justin Okoronkwo from across the pond and added their 11th commitment in the class. Okoronkwo originally committed to Maryland in November. Despite his commitment, he made four official visits in June to Maryland, Alabama, […]

As the Alabama Crimson Tide football team gears up for the 2023 college football season, there are a few key factors that must fall into place if they hope to secure a spot in the College Football Playoff. Alabama has only missed the playoff twice since its inception under head coach Nick Saban, last year […]

College football coaches will do almost anything to get a recruit’s commitment. Alabama football head coach Nick Saban broke out his best dance moves on a recent recruiting visit, doing the electric slide with fellow Alabama coaches and his wife Terry. It’s funny to see the often straight-laced Saban get loose on the dance floor, […]

One of the main draws to a recruit joining Alabama football is the chance to play under seven-time national championship-winning head coach Nick Saban. However, as Saban, 71, continues to age, questions about when he’ll potentially be retiring continue to pop up. It’s something that prospective Crimson Tide players will likely ask- and rivals attempt […]

Don’t ever sleep on Alabama football. While the SEC powerhouse is never considered a full-blown underdog, the tides have turned after Georgia won back-to-back National Championships. A three-peat would ceremoniously knock the Crimson Tide off the perch they have been manning for over a decade. ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit is channeling his inner Lee “Not […]

Alabama football did not make the College Football Playoff last season. The Crimson Tide lost two games on late go-ahead drives, eliminating them from the four-team tournament. Coach Nick Saban has won three CFP championships since it was introduced in 2014. He said he felt like Alabama should have made the four-team playoff last season. […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban weighed in on the SEC’s decision to stick with an eight-game schedule for the 2024 season. With the arrival of Oklahoma and Texas in 2024, the conference heavily debated whether to stick to eight games or expand to nine. SEC athletic directors approved a revised eight-game slate and the […]

The dust finally settled for Commissioner Greg Sankey’s Southeastern Conference. After a heated debate about the SEC football schedule, the NCAA Division 1 schools have finally decided on an option for the 2024 season and Alabama football’s Nick Saban was a crucial factor in the decision. A lot of changes came after heads of schools […]

Another offseason, another instance of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban calling out other programs for their NIL spending. Saban, who last offseason accused Texas A&M of “buying” their roster, name dropped USC and Texas as reasons for why there isn’t “parity” in college football at the SEC spring meetings, per Brett McMurphy of Action […]

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban has never hesitated to speak his mind when it comes to matters of the college football world. He has that privilege given his premier status as one of, if not the, greatest head coach the sport has ever seen. He’ll never be short of accolades just like […]

Alabama football’s Tony Mitchell was arrested due to marijuana possession. Mitchell was detained at Holmes County on March 15. He pleads ‘no contest’ to the Florida court, per Mike Rodak of AL.com. Coach Nick Saban cannot confirm his return timetable to the team. Mitchell’s incident happened when a police officer stopped them in Holmes County. […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide once again saw a quarterback leave for the NFL. This time, it was Bryce Young, who won a Heisman Trophy during his time in Tuscaloosa and was selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers. Suddenly, Alabama isn’t sure which quarterback will start in 2023, although Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner figures […]

With back-to-back national championships, Georgia football has joined Alabama football on the top tier of programs in the sport. Georgia football coach Kirby Smart knows that his success was made possible in large part because of what Nick Saban has done at Alabama. Before taking over the Georgia football program in 2016, Kirby Smart saw […]

Currently projected to be selected within the first five picks of the 2023 NFL Draft, Alabama Crimson Tide EDGE Will Anderson Jr. could have one of the best careers in his class, not in the least because of his immense potential. Speaking on ESPN prior to the beginning of NFL Draft, Alabama men’s football head […]

With Bryce Young headed to the NFL, Nick Saban and Alabama are left looking for a new starting quarterback for the 2023 season. For now, it seems like Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson will be battling for the top spot, but after a discouraging spring game for the Crimson Tide’s quarterbacks, Saban didn’t exactly offer […]

Alabama football is coming off a disappointing season, finishing 2022 with an 11-2 record after a 45-20 drubbing of Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl. Saturday’s spring game at Bryant-Denny Stadium gave head coach Nick Saban a chance to evaluate his team, which returns just 40% of its production from last year according to ESPN’s […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide had multiple standout performers at their 2023 A-Day Game on Saturday. Among them, Justice Haynes made the most out of each of his touches on the day. Haynes, who starred at Buford High School in Buford, Georgia, played an instrumental role in Team Crimson’s 30-21 win over Team White. The freshman […]

Former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young initially had plans to take his talents to USC. Young, who first made a name for himself during his two-year run at Mater Dei High School, committed to USC in July 2018. He decided to take an official visit to Alabama in Sept. 2019, and just days later, he opted […]

The 2023 Alabama football spring game gives Crimson Tide fans their first chance to watch a preview of what the roster will look like next year. The Alabama football program is coming off one of its most disappointing campaigns of the Nick Saban era, though it was a season that most teams would’ve deemed a […]

Alabama football has another star running back to replace next season as Jahymr Gibbs prepares for his name to be called early in the 2023 NFL draft. While the Crimson Tide boast a bevy of talented returnees in the backfield, don’t be surprised if freshman Justice Haynes emerges as the team’s next star runner. Nick […]

Unlike in previous years, Alabama’s wide receiver depth chart has not seen major changes since the conclusion of the 2022 campaign. Jermaine Burton decided against declaring for the 2023 NFL Draft, as he elected to return to Alabama for the 2023 season. While Traeshon Holden, Christian Leary, and JoJo Earle all opted to enter the […]

Arch Manning chose to join the Texas football program as the No. 1 recruit in the country. It wasn’t an easy decision for the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, who was also being pursued by Alabama coach Nick Saban and Georgia coach Kirby Smart. Despite several visits with the two most successful college football […]

In the last two decades, Alabama football and head coach Nick Saban have set the highest of high standards, and this is when someone knows the expectations have reached a point where it’s beyond insane. Imagine having a season where a team goes 11-2, losing those two games by a total of four points. Said […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban called out ESPN analyst Jay Bilas after using his advice for his March Madness bracket. His roast of the analyst was about as relatable as it gets, per College GameDay on Twitter. Coach Saban had some words for @JayBilas after ruining his bracket 😂 pic.twitter.com/DqWEvXDVKU — College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) […]

It sounded like a shot when the words came out of Nick Saban’s mouth. But the Alabama head coach denied that his remarks about the recent arrest of freshman defensive back Tony Freeman had anything to do with the controversies faced by the Alabama basketball team. Saban addressed the media earlier this week prior to […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban doesn’t care one bit about the concerns surrounding his former star quarterback and top NFL Draft prospect Bryce Young’s height and weight. Young, whose size has been mentioned as a red flag by scouts and pundits, is working out in front of NFL executives and coaches at the Crimson […]

The Buffalo Bills filled their vacancy at running back by signing former New England Patriots standout Damien Harris. As Harris gets ready to begin his Bills’ tenure, the running back credits his two former head coaches for his growth in the NFL. With the Patriots, Harris was coached by Bill Belichick. Before he entered the […]