Nick Saban returning to coaching? Hmmm
Posted: July 14th, 2025, 4:30 pm
Lots of chatter on this... so if true... where does he land?
I liked this writers ranked order of where he could land...
5. Alabama
Okay, this one makes too much sense.
Despite his generational recruiting run these past six weeks, the 'Bama faithful won't have the patience for another 9-3 season from coach Kalen DeBoer.
Should the tide stumble at all against a fairly healthy SEC schedule, the calls for Saban to come home might be too loud to ignore.
Would Saban be willing to take over for the Crimson Tide again? We may find out with another lackluster season from DeBoer
4. West Virginia
Saban is famously from West Virginia, so this could be seen as a homecoming of sorts.
A stint as the Mountaineers head coach could be a sort of "reverse sliding doors" moment, especially considering who the current coach in Morgantown is.
We were almost a Drew Brees passed physical in Miami away from Rich Rodriguez being the Alabama football coach, so seeing Nick Saban swoop in and steal the position away from RichRod after less than a year back in the Mountain State would be some kind of weird cosmic irony.
Just for the laughs, I'd love to see this happen.
3. Florida State
Similarly to the West Virginia situation in the late 2000s, Florida State's current head coach, Mike Norvell, was linked to the Alabama head-coaching position when Saban stepped down in January 2024.
Norvell was coming off a 13-1 season and an ACC Championship, so he was able to parlay that and the 'Bama rumors into a huge extension.
Since the big contract, however, the Seminoles have fallen on some hard times, so if Saban were to become available, the FSU boosters might have no choice other than to go digging through couch cushions for Norvell's buyout – estimated at $63 million.
Saban also has ties to Florida State legend Bobby Bowden as well as former Seminole national championship coach Jimbo Fisher, so the narrative pretty much writes itself for Saban to be the next savior in Tallahassee.
2. Colorado
Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter have made their way to the NFL, so something tells me Deion Sanders' days in Boulder could be numbered.
What better way to follow the splash hire of Sanders than with the biggest splash of them all.
It's a reach, sure, but I think Colorado's brass and boosters are committed to winning and would give Saban the resources he would need to win now.
They've famously landed some pretty big-time recruits in the NIL era, like five-stars Jordan Seaton (OT) and Julian Lewis (QB).
I would love to see what a killer on the recruiting trail like Saban could do in a similar situation.
1. LSU
This one would rock for a number of reasons, so let's unpack them.
For starters, Saban coached and won a national championship at LSU, so seeing him make his way back to Baton Rouge would be fun from a narrative perspective.
There's also the fact that he once beat current Tigers head coach, Brian Kelly, like a drum in the 2012 National Championship game when Kelly was the coach at Notre Dame, so stealing the LSU job from him would add a little salt in that wound.
Kelly has also underperformed since arriving on the Bayou in 2022, and another season without a playoff berth, especially with the Tigers' very loaded roster this season, might be grounds for expulsion from Death Valley.
And guess who would be waiting in the wings to take over?
I'm just saying it's an idea.
Dark Horse Team: MY USC Trojans... (because 85% of the USC family do not believe in Lincoln. The only thing that saved Lincoln was the hiring of a G.M., which in turn has made the Trojans ranked back in the top 3 in the land in recruiting. SO, Riley has the talent, but can he coach them to a chip? We will see this season, but my gut says this is Lincoln's last season for the Trojans.
I liked this writers ranked order of where he could land...
5. Alabama
Okay, this one makes too much sense.
Despite his generational recruiting run these past six weeks, the 'Bama faithful won't have the patience for another 9-3 season from coach Kalen DeBoer.
Should the tide stumble at all against a fairly healthy SEC schedule, the calls for Saban to come home might be too loud to ignore.
Would Saban be willing to take over for the Crimson Tide again? We may find out with another lackluster season from DeBoer
4. West Virginia
Saban is famously from West Virginia, so this could be seen as a homecoming of sorts.
A stint as the Mountaineers head coach could be a sort of "reverse sliding doors" moment, especially considering who the current coach in Morgantown is.
We were almost a Drew Brees passed physical in Miami away from Rich Rodriguez being the Alabama football coach, so seeing Nick Saban swoop in and steal the position away from RichRod after less than a year back in the Mountain State would be some kind of weird cosmic irony.
Just for the laughs, I'd love to see this happen.
3. Florida State
Similarly to the West Virginia situation in the late 2000s, Florida State's current head coach, Mike Norvell, was linked to the Alabama head-coaching position when Saban stepped down in January 2024.
Norvell was coming off a 13-1 season and an ACC Championship, so he was able to parlay that and the 'Bama rumors into a huge extension.
Since the big contract, however, the Seminoles have fallen on some hard times, so if Saban were to become available, the FSU boosters might have no choice other than to go digging through couch cushions for Norvell's buyout – estimated at $63 million.
Saban also has ties to Florida State legend Bobby Bowden as well as former Seminole national championship coach Jimbo Fisher, so the narrative pretty much writes itself for Saban to be the next savior in Tallahassee.
2. Colorado
Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter have made their way to the NFL, so something tells me Deion Sanders' days in Boulder could be numbered.
What better way to follow the splash hire of Sanders than with the biggest splash of them all.
It's a reach, sure, but I think Colorado's brass and boosters are committed to winning and would give Saban the resources he would need to win now.
They've famously landed some pretty big-time recruits in the NIL era, like five-stars Jordan Seaton (OT) and Julian Lewis (QB).
I would love to see what a killer on the recruiting trail like Saban could do in a similar situation.
1. LSU
This one would rock for a number of reasons, so let's unpack them.
For starters, Saban coached and won a national championship at LSU, so seeing him make his way back to Baton Rouge would be fun from a narrative perspective.
There's also the fact that he once beat current Tigers head coach, Brian Kelly, like a drum in the 2012 National Championship game when Kelly was the coach at Notre Dame, so stealing the LSU job from him would add a little salt in that wound.
Kelly has also underperformed since arriving on the Bayou in 2022, and another season without a playoff berth, especially with the Tigers' very loaded roster this season, might be grounds for expulsion from Death Valley.
And guess who would be waiting in the wings to take over?
I'm just saying it's an idea.
Dark Horse Team: MY USC Trojans... (because 85% of the USC family do not believe in Lincoln. The only thing that saved Lincoln was the hiring of a G.M., which in turn has made the Trojans ranked back in the top 3 in the land in recruiting. SO, Riley has the talent, but can he coach them to a chip? We will see this season, but my gut says this is Lincoln's last season for the Trojans.
