PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 01: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide before the CFP Semifinal Rose Bowl Game against the Michigan Wolverines at Rose Bowl Stadium on January 01, 2024 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Alabama Crimson Tide football head coach Nick Saban shocked the college sports world by announcing his retirement Wednesday. Saban …
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Lane Kiffin calls Nick Saban, Pete Carroll GOATs as mentors step down on same day
OXFORD — Following Nick Saban’s Alabama football retirement announcement and the news that Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll would not return for another season, Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin posted a tribute on social media in honor of his two mentors Wednesday. “The two (Greatest of All Time),” Kiffin wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “So honored and blessed to …
Read More »Alabama football head coach Nick Saban, seven-time national champion, is retiring
Alabama football coach Nick Saban, whose seven career national championships are the most by a head coach at NCAA football’s highest level, is retiring, the school said Wednesday in a news release. “It is not just about how many games we won and lost, but it’s about the legacy and how we went about it,” Saban said in the school’s …
Read More »South Carolina football assistant Jody Wright hired as Murray State coach
COLUMBIA — South Carolina football tight ends coach Jody Wright has been hired to lead the Murray State program. Wright joined Shane Beamer’s staff early in 2022 after three years on coaching staffs in the NFL. He started as an offensive assistant coaching running backs with the Cleveland Browns in 2019, then was hired by the New York Giants as …
Read More »Could Nick Saban retiring boost Texas football recruiting — including 5-star Ryan Williams?
As the retirement of Alabama football coach Nick Saban continues to rock college football, the ramifications have already impacted recruiting – both in Tuscaloosa and Austin. Wide receiver Ryan Williams, a 2024 five-star recruit from Saraland, Alabama, told On3 that he decommitted from the Crimson Tide after Saban’s announcement. Originally a 2025 recruit, Williams reclassified to the 2024 class just …
Read More »New Bears 7-round mock draft
The Chicago Bears made a pair of significant staffing decisions this week when the front office decided to keep head coach Matt Eberflus but not retain the services of offensive coordinator Luke Getsy. This move tells us the team wants to remain committed to quarterback Justin Fields and so that’s the approach we took with this new seven-round mock draft. …
Read More »Nick Saban retires; a look at his legacy & what comes next for Alabama
This embedded content is not available in your region. Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde get together for an emergency podcast after news broke on Wednesday afternoon that after 17 seasons at Alabama, Nick Saban is retiring from coaching college football. The guys take a look into the career of Nick Saban: …
Read More »Auburn fans react to Nick Saban retirement in most Iron Bowl way ever — rolling Toomer’s Corner
AUBURN — Some may call it disrespectful. Others will say it’s behavior akin to a little brother. Another subsection of people will say it’s exactly what should’ve happened. Whatever the case, Auburn football fans celebrated the news of Nick Saban’s retirement in the most Iron Bowl way possible Wednesday evening: Rolling Toomer’s Corner. It wasn’t the most toilet paper that …
Read More »Titans request interview with Antonio Pierce
The Raiders aren’t the only team that might be interested in making Antonio Pierce their head coach this offseason. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Titans have requested permission to speak with Pierce about their head coaching vacancy. Pierce was the interim head coach for the Raiders after they fired Josh McDaniels during the season and the Raiders …
Read More »Nick Saban departs Mal Moore practice facility for the final time as head coach
It’s a somber evening in Tuscaloosa, AL as the legendary head coach Nick Saban shockingly stepped away from the game as he announced his retirement. All morning Coach Saban was interviewing potential coaching candidates and doing his recruiting due diligence and then shockingly dropped the bomb late in the afternoon to the team that his time was done. It’s heartbreaking …
Read More »What is Pete Carroll’s legacy in Seattle?
Yahoo Sports NFL writer Frank Schwab reacts to the biggest surprise of the offseason coaching cycle – as the Seahawks head coach is out after 14 seasons, but will remain with the club in an advisory role. Video Transcript [AUDIO LOGO] FRANK SCHWAB: A day after the Tennessee Titans let go of Mike Vrabel, the Seattle Seahawks trumped them for …
Read More »Alabama basketball’s Nate Oats pays respect to Nick Saban after his retirement
A star coach at the University of Alabama paid tribute to its biggest one on Wednesday. Legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban surprised the college football world when he announced his retirement after 17 years leading the Crimson Tide. His tenure saw six national championships, nine SEC championships, four Heisman winners, 44 first-round NFL draft picks and eight College Football …
Read More »Josh Allen reigns supreme in 2023 marred by injuries to the position
In last year’s Exit Interview for Fantasy Football Quarterbacks, we talked about a messy season and more misses than hits. It felt like an outlier, but perhaps that’s just the new normal in the NFL. When I start charting a position after the season, I like to use a general but interesting “Green/Yellow/Red” grading system. A green player is a …
Read More »Texas’ Sarkisian likely stays despite Saban retirement news
The greatest college football coach of all time has retired. Alabama head coach Nick Saban broke news on Wednesday night with the announcement. As you might expect, the news sent the college football world into a frenzy. With that came wild speculation about several coaches including the head coach of the Texas Longhorns, Steve Sarkisian. There are several reasons why …
Read More »Stephon Gilmore expects to play with a harness
Cowboys cornerback Stephon Gilmore has no doubt that he will play Sunday, although his shoulder injury might require a harness. “A lot of guys have a lot of things throughout the season they have to play through,” Gilmore said Wednesday, via Joseph Hoyt of lonestarlive.com. “It’s just another thing for myself. I’ve played through a lot this year. It comes …
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