Nick Saban is no longer working for Alabama football as its head coach, but he’s not gone completely.
He has an office now at Bryant-Denny Stadium and Tuscaloosa continues to remain home base. Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne has also said that Saban will be an adviser for UA. But how involved will he be now that Kalen DeBoer is the head coach?
Saban spoke with reporters at the Nick Saban Legacy Award event in Birmingham on Monday and explained his involvement, now that he is retired from coaching the Crimson Tide after 17 years.
“That’s our home, that’s our family, it’s our community,” Saban said per ABC 33/40. “We’re going to continue to do things to continue to help the community every way we can. The coaches all know I’m available if they need me in any way, shape or form to help them. I talk to Kalen every now and then. I talk to the defensive coordinator (Kane Wommack) every now and then. He’s going to come over and meet me this week sometime. We’re around. We’re there to support the players and help them in any way that we can to help them be successful.”
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Saban has already been quite busy in retirement otherwise. Some of his recent activities include spending time in Florida, golfing and attending the Texas A&M basketball game at Coleman Coliseum this past Saturday.
ESPN also announced two weeks ago that Saban would be joining College GameDay in the fall as well as contributing to other coverage, such as the NFL Draft and SEC Media Days.
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DeBoer has stressed on multiple occasions publicly that he welcomes Saban’s help.
“He’s…
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Publish date : 2024-02-20 01:00:51
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