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Nick Saban is no longer the coach of Alabama football, but he isn’t gone by any means. Far from it.
New Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kane Wommack shared Wednesday that he and Saban have met twice recently to talk defense. The second in-person meeting happened Wednesday morning before Wommack joined “The Next Round” and discussed these conversations.
“I was promptly early,” Wommack said. “I told my wife it was like cramming for a final the night before making sure all my cutups and everything was ready to go for that meeting. Coach has been awesome. He’s been helpful. He’s honest. Gives me his real thoughts. I ask him real questions. I want to know this team. I want to know what he envisioned from a defensive perspective and how to best kind of take what was done the last 17 years and how they’ve evolved over 17 years to the point they are now and how we best need to make that transition from a defensive scheme. There’s a ton of carryover in what we do and what Coach Saban has done.”
Saban is still in an advisory role for UA with an office at Bryant-Denny Stadium. He has plenty else keeping him busy in retirement, though. Saban has golfed plenty and he also has joined ESPN to be part of its College GameDay crew as well as other coverage.
New coach Kalen DeBoer has made clear that he welcomes Saban’s presence and however much input he’s willing to offer. Already that’s been clear with Saban’s interactions with Wommack.
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Nick Kelly is the Alabama beat writer for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network, and he covers Alabama…
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Publish date : 2024-02-28 17:18:40
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