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Nick Saban is adamant he won’t be coaching football again anytime soon.
The legendary Alabama head coach confirmed this on Fox’s “Fox and Friends” show on Friday, after rumors circulated last week of a potential return to the gridiron.
Saban finally put his foot down during the program.
“There is no opportunity that I know of right now that would enhance me to go back to coaching,” Saban said. “I enjoy what I’m doing. I did it for 50 years — I loved it. I loved the relationships with the players. I loved the competition. But it’s another station of life now.”
Last week, former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy said he heard from a trustworthy source that Saban would return to coaching in the future.
These comments caused a media firestorm with multiple high-profile names, including Saban’s daughter and other SEC coaches, chiming in about the possibility of his return.
Nick Saban Coaching in 2023. Getty Images
Saban is now working as a host for ESPN’s “College GameDay,” and his work proved to be noteworthy off the field last season, so much so that he won a Sports Emmy award for Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent.
The seven-time national championship winner also works with the Alabama Football team as an adviser.
With the two jobs, Saban never thought about a possible return to coaching until rumors went wild.
“It’s amazing to me that came up in the media and the media speaks for you, and thinks for you,” Saban said. “I never really ever had a thought about getting back into coaching until two days ago.”
Nick Saban talks to the media at Indianapolis for the championship game in 2022. AP
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