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
A good defense starts with defending the middle of the field, and that starts with being able to stop the run.
And my wife told me once, 'I'll never talk to you again,'
This is only about the fifth one of those we've had this year. So it's not our first rodeo when it comes to these things, and we know how unpredictable they can be, and we know how dangerous they can be.
This is a great football game against a very good football team. A lot of character, a lot of heart out there today on both sides of the ball -- that's what makes it special, when you can persevere and come away with the win.
This has no bearing on what his workload is going to be in the game.
This is a league decision, and we are disappointed in what it means for Ricky and the team.
A.J. did a pretty good job when he was in there, ... I want to build on the identity, the attitude. We want our players to overcome adversity in the game.
Any team that does not win it's conference championship game should not play in the BCS title game
The difference nowadays is that when I go on vacation I work some of the time rather than all of the time.
Anyone who doesn't win their conference has no business playing in the national championship game.
College football is the only game in the country, of any kind, that the college game is longer than the pro game.
Soccer is a continuous game, rugby is a continuous game, but for the physical elements that are involved in playing a football game and the number of plays that you play, I don't know that it was ever intended to be a continuous game.
I think I'm pretty misunderstood, because I'm not just about football.
I think everybody makes mistakes. People do things that they regret.