Nick Saban
Nick Saban
Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at the University of Alabama, a position he has held since the 2007 season. Saban previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and three other universities: Louisiana State University, Michigan State University, and the University of Toledo. His eight-year contract totaling US$32 million made him one of the highest paid football coaches, professional or collegiate, in the United States at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth31 October 1951
CityFairmont, WV
CountryUnited States of America
He has continued to do a good job every time he's been out there, ... and I think that's something that's got to be taken into consideration.
He did a fantastic job, especially at the end of the game. That's the toughest it ever gets. They're trying to take the air out of him. They're putting them all out there to stop you. He broke two runs that were as big as any in the game.
He did well, actually better than I thought he would. We did not want him to go the whole practice because we didn't want him to get in an overuse situation where he might fatigue that particular injury and have additional problems.
He did some straight-line running (Monday). He threw the ball some. He took some easy drops. So it's not like this guy is not at a point where he can't start doing some things. Now, I didn't see all that. I'm just going on what the trainer and the people doing the rehab with him did. But he was there early and stayed late and worked hard. We were pleased with what he did.
He is not badly hurt. He told me today that if it were the regular season, he would play in this game, but we are obviously not going to take any chances.
He is a bright guy. He has a pretty good understanding of what we're doing. It's just going to take some time to get him into football shape.
He had a lot of tough yards out there.
He got picked before we could get him. Somebody else obviously tutored him up.
He gives us a dimension out there that nobody else does in terms of his physical presence and toughness. We're happy to have it.
He does everything you ask him to do. He's never been a problem; he pays attention in meetings. It seems like his head is in the right place.
He looked quick. He looked fast. He made the right cuts. I'm not disappointed at all in the way he played for the first time out of the box.
We've been able to move the ball a little bit better,
We're modern-day gladiators, that mental toughness, if you will, is really important to have in a good team. It's got to permeate your team and there has to be a core group of guys that buy in and believe in that.
We're modern-day gladiators, and that mental toughness is really important to have (in) a good team. It's got to permeate your team, and there has to be a core group of guys that buy in and believe in that.