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Nick Saban might have stepped away from the sideline, but his presence still looms large over Alabama football. During ESPN’s College GameDay this weekend, the legendary former head coach made sure to defend his old program after analyst Kirk Herbstreit praised Vanderbilt’s progress since last year’s shocking upset over the Crimson Tide. With his trademark […]

Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban backed his old program as analyst Kirk Herbstreit praised Vanderbilt on College GameDay on Saturday. Herbstreit broke down several college football games and then talked about Vanderbilt’s progression. After Herbstreit finished praising the Vanderbilt Commodores, Saban smiled with a faint chuckle as he quickly responded with his well-known […]

The 2025 Vanderbilt football team is even better than the team that shocked the world last season. Diego Pavia has completely controlled the Commodores’ offense and has taken advice from Johnny Manziel. He was one of the biggest reasons Vanderbilt pulled off the upset last season. Hall of Fame Alabama head coach Nick Saban said […]

For perhaps the first time in his career, Nick Saban is rooting for Nico Iamaleava to succeed. The former Alabama coach admitted that he did not like Iamaleava when he was at Tennessee, but is rooting for the UCLA quarterback in the Bruins’ Week 5 matchup with Northwestern. Iamaleava and UCLA have been one of […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin is hoping to pick up a big win on Saturday against Oregon. Before that contest, Franklin visited the ESPN College GameDay set. Franklin delivered a special gift to one of the show’s panelists, Nick Saban. Franklin handed Saban a Lion suit before the Nittany Lions’ big game. Penn State […]

As the Alabama football team is taking on the Georgia Bulldogs, former head coach Nick Saban gives his thoughts on what has changed within the offense of the program. With fans predicting how Alabama football quarterback Ty Simpson will do against Georgia, Saban would also focus on the star. Speaking on ESPN’s “College GameDay,” he […]

Penn State football’s ‘White Out’ games are typically considered among the toughest environments in which to play in all of college football. Ahead of the Nittany Lions’ highly anticipated top-10 matchup with Oregon tomorrow night, much has been made of the Penn State faithful’s famous White Out crowd, where the 100,000 or so of PSU […]

Arguably no team has been more impressive relative to expectations in college football this year than the Miami football program, who started off their season with a bang against Notre Dame and haven’t looked back since, currently sitting at 4-0 after last week’s win over the Florida Gators. Miami is coached by Mario Cristobal, who […]

Nick Saban knows what to expect from his alma mater. As much as he would love to see Kent State pull off one of the biggest upsets in college football history, Saban knows what is likely coming in its Week 4 matchup with No. 7-ranked Florida State. During the prediction segment of ESPN’s College GameDay, […]

With the No. 21 Michigan football team taking on the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday, the team still won’t have head coach Sherrone Moore on the sidelines. It will be Biff Poggi as Michigan football’s interim head coach, as a recent back-and-forth with former head coach Nick Saban has been making the college football world laugh. […]

When Arch Manning officially succeeded Quinn Ewers as Texas football starting quarterback, excitement reached unprecedented levels in Austin and throughout the sport. The nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning was not just projected to win the Heisman Trophy. He was tapped to lead the Longhorns to their first national championship in 20 seasons. He still […]

The San Francisco 49ers were led by Mac Jones on offense in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, as Brock Purdy was sidelined with injuries. Jones helped the 49ers get a win, and he played well throughout the course of the game. There’s a good chance that Jones could start again in Week 3 […]

The college football world is one of the fastest changing landscapes in all of sports. Name, image, and likeness deals have taken over as players make millions of dollars across the country. However, the NCAA is still adjusting to the new era that has seen players change universities every year. Former Alabama Crimson Tide coach […]

UCLA football took the first step in its rebuild Sunday. DeShaun Foster is out following a disastrous 0-3 start. Friday’s 35-10 abomination at the hands of New Mexico was the final tipping point for a once decorated program. The next head coach will likely need to take a grassroots approach to build back Bruins football, […]

Consider legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban a fan of Tennessee football star Joey Aguilar. Ahead of the Volunteers’ rivalry game vs. Georgia today, Saban praised the transfer quarterback’s play through the first two weeks. “Joey is not as tall as Nico [Iamaleava]. He’s probably not as fast as Nico. But when it comes to […]

Former college football coach Nick Saban made a bold prediction on Saturday about the Notre Dame football team. Saban thinks Notre Dame will win their remaining games and make the College Football Playoff this season. “Marcus Freeman is the man that will bring [Notre Dame Football to the playoffs],” Saban said Saturday on ESPN’s College […]

The battle for the best conference in college sports has gone back and forth over the last few years. The Big Ten has the upper hand in the biggest sport, college football, since it won the previous two national championships thanks to Michigan and Ohio State. That has raised the question of whether the Big […]

The Alabama football fraternity extends far and wide across the NFL after their dominance under Nick Saban. Over 400 players have played for the Crimson Tide and are currently in the NFL. Still, there is one less now after Amari Cooper abruptly announced his retirement before Week 1. He was set to play for the […]

Michigan football hits the road in Week 2 to face No. 18 Oklahoma. The expectations of Bryce Underwood are high, and the hype train is building. The expectations may be warranted as legendary head coach Nick Saban spoke about Underwood on the Pat McAfee Show. The discussion was initially focused on the defensive coordinators of […]

Week 1 was not the start Alabama was looking for in the 2025 season. Alabama football experienced an ugly loss to Florida State to open the season. Now in his second campaign with the Crimson Tide, head coach Kalen DeBoer finds himself firmly on the hot seat. Nick Saban retired following the 2023 season, and […]

The 2025 season starts for the North Carolina football team with bold expectations as Bill Belichick takes over in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels, armed with an easier ACC schedule than most, are hoping the legendary NFL coach can turn them into a consistent winner. Yet even Belichick, with all his experience and rings, quickly […]

Turns out new Tennessee football quarterback Joey Aguilar has a little Nick Saban inside of him. More so on the quotes side after beating Syracuse 45-26 Saturday. The former Alabama, LSU and Michigan State head coach popularized the phrase “rat poison.” But used it to describe the outside noise from the media to fans. Aguilar […]

All offseason long, Florida State football and quarterback Tommy Castellanos have been asking for it from Alabama. The Boston College transfer has been chirping the Crimson Tide all summer long in the lead-in to their season-opening clash on Saturday in Tallahassee, and the Seminoles backed it up. Florida State came out in the 2025 opener […]

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer was not very happy following the Crimson Tide’s stunning 31-17 season-opening loss to Florida State, his first game of year two in Tuscaloosa. DeBoer’s message for starting quarterback Ty Simpson was clear: it’s time to trust his reads and let it fly. “Kalen DeBoer said Ty Simpson needs to trust […]

Alabama football walked off receiving the biggest stunner of Saturday. The No. 8 Crimson Tide not only fell 31-17 to unranked Florida State, but a large Kalen DeBoer issue surfaced. DeBoer accepted the Crimson Tide opening following his national title game appearance with Washington after the 2023 season. He faced the daunting task of replacing […]

Nick Saban is fully confident that Bill Belichick will have success as North Carolina’s head football coach in 2025. While acknowledging the struggles that come with taking over a new program, the seven-time national champion predicted that Belichick would become a successful college football coach on ESPN’s College Gameday. Saban said he believes Belichick’s biggest […]

As Ty Simpson won the Alabama football starting quarterback competition, there is no doubt some immense expectations in leading a highly successful program. While fans give their predictions for how Simpson will play for the Alabama football team, former head coach Nick Saban would also provide his thoughts on the junior signal-caller. Saban would appear […]

Alabama Crimson Tide legend Nick Saban surprisingly retired after the 2023-24 season. Since then, he has taken on a role on “College GameDay,” offering his expert advice and takes about teams around the nation. However, rumors have swirled that he could potentially return to coaching. On Friday, Saban addressed those rumors. During a guest appearance […]

One of the more talked about stories in the college football landscape over the last few years is how much money players are making through NIL. While some argue that players are getting their long-deserved compensation for constantly putting their bodies on the line for fans’ entertainment, others have opined that NIL has reduced the […]

Alabama football heads toward season two of the Kalen DeBoer era. It’s already DeBoer’s most pressured season yet in Tuscaloosa. DeBoer’s team flashed potential in season one. But Crimson Tide fans witnessed a 9-4 mark — the most regular season losses since the 2007 debut of Nick Saban. The same Saban who eventually launched the […]

The 2025 Penn State football team has massive expectations this year, given the number of playmakers coming back and the talent coming in. Many fans and analysts are pointing to the issue with the Nittany Lions, James Franklin, and whether he can get over the hump and win a big game. That pressure only gets […]

The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football program may have officially turned the page to a new era under Kalen DeBoer, but former head coach Nick Saban is still finding ways to dominate headlines. Just weeks before the 2025 season kicks off, rumors of a potential Saban return made waves—fueled by none other than former […]

Alabama football knows who’ll guide them behind center. Ty Simpson is spearheading the offense as the starting quarterback. But other battles are ongoing ahead of Week 1. Simpson paid his dues in Tuscaloosa. Going from one of the last five-star college football recruiting additions from Nick Saban, to transitioning to Kalen DeBoer. Simpson even sat […]

Steve Sarkisian has been the head coach of the Texas football team for four seasons now, and he is about to enter his fifth year. This isn’t Sarkisian’s first head coaching job, as he led Washington and USC back in the day. Much of Sarkisian’s career has been spent as an assistant, however, and he […]

A long era came to a close for the Alabama football team last season when someone other than Nick Saban trotted out onto the field in Week 1 to coach the Crimson Tide. Kalen DeBoer is now the head coach at Alabama after Saban decided to retire, and he is about to enter his second […]

While New York Jets star Quennin Williams spoke about facing Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1, he has experienced another form of familiarity in the form of new head coach Aaron Glenn. With a lot of pressure on the Jets this upcoming season in Glenn’s first year, Williams expresses how there is […]

While some in the football world have spoken about a college football return for Nick Saban, the legendary former head coach, it does seem unlikely to happen. Even with the rumors attached to Saban, he would speak about the speculation that has been going around as of late, leading to a simple response. He would […]

Colin Cowherd proposed a Nick Saban-Archie Manning conspiracy theory involving the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland is still in one of its best eras of this century, with head coach Kevin Stefanski at the helm of the franchise. The Browns have made the playoffs in two of the past five seasons, including winning their first postseason game […]

The football community was shocked when legendary coach Nick Saban retired as Alabama’s head coach ahead of last season. The decision came out of nowhere, and it hilariously came around the same time as Bill Belichick leaving the Patriots. Now, Belichick is the head coach for North Carolina, switching from the NFL to the college […]