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Another big announcement surrounding Nick Saban

The University of Alabama announced Bryant-Denny Stadium will name its field after Nick Saban on September 7th against USF.

ByPeter Bartell|
Jan 13, 2024; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Fans placed a foam finger attached to the statue of University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban on the Walk of Champions outside Bryant-Denny Stadium after the team introduced their new head football coach Kalen DeBoer (not pictured) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2024; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Fans placed a foam finger attached to the statue of University of Alabama football head coach Nick Saban on the Walk of Champions outside Bryant-Denny Stadium after the team introduced their new head football coach Kalen DeBoer (not pictured) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports | John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

Nick Saban just retired from the Alabama Crimson Tide after 17 seasons in Tuscaloosa this past off season after taking the college football world by storm not only during his time there, but at LSU as well. In total, Saban has won six national championships, with six of those being for the Crimson Tide.

After his retirement, Saban has stayed involved with the Alabama program as an Advisor and an office inside of Bryant-Denny Stadium. As of September, Saban will no longer just be looking down at a football field, but a football field named after him. On September 7th against USF, the field is expected to be named after Saban.

For a coach that won six national championships at the university with 133 NFL draft picks and 47 first rounders, this is more than deserving.

What was Nick Saban’s record at Alabama?

Saban’s record for the Crimson Tide was 206-29. His home record was an even more impressive 108-9. The Crimson Tide were on a 21 week home winning streak before losing to the Texas Longhorns in 2023. He gave a new meaning to home field advantage during his time on the sidelines in Tuscaloosa, and now he is being rewarded for it.

During the ceremony, I would not be surprised to see numerous former players joining him that weekend to ring in the celebration. Saban has always been one to not only support his current players, but former ones as well as you will always seen them on the sidelines back in Tuscaloosa supporting their alma mater.

What is Nick Saban doing now?

In addition to his off field role with the Crimson Tide, Saban is working as a college football analyst for ESPN. He seems to be having fun doing it as well as he recently threw SEC Network analyst Paul Finebaum a playful barb at SEC Media Days joking about how Finebaum tried to ruin his life in the past.

Finebaum stated that “this has been the worst six months of my life without Nick Saban.” Saban re-buttled with “he tried to ruin mine for 17 years. I guess we’re even.”

With comments like this, it is safe to say that the best coach ever in college football is having some fun in his new life and gigs.

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