Nick Saban has now been retired from coaching the Alabama Crimson Tide for just over a year. In that short time, the sport has evolved dramatically. In fact, college football was already undergoing significant changes just before he decided to hang up his whistle.

Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach of all time. However, if it were up to him, his career would have looked a lot different.

Nick Saban is highly regarded as one of, if not, the best college football coach of all-time. His seven national championship titles, one with the LSU Tigers and six with the Alabama Crimson Tide, is the most by any coach ever in FBS history.

Caleb Downs was one of the most sought-after recruits in the 2023 recruiting class. The Georgia native ultimately decided to join legendary coach Nick Saban at Alabama. Downs made an immediate impact as a true freshman, collecting 107 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 2 interceptions in 2023.

Just over a year ago longtime Alabama head coach Nick Saban made the decision to walk away from the game. After bringing six national titles to the school,

Nick Saban said on The Pivot Podcast that if he had to choose today, he'd prefer to coach in the NFL over college football because of the sport's