Nick Saban has retired as Alabama coach after 17 seasons leading the Crimson Tide program, leaving some legendary shoes to fill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Saban went 292-71-1 overall as a head football coach throughout his career including an absurd 201-29 at Alabama with six national championships. The search for his replacement now begins, and a successor is expected to be …
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Zac Etheridge departs Auburn, expected to be hired at Houston
The Auburn coaching staff continues to see shake-up as the offseason heats up. Late Thursday, Auburn associate head coach and running backs coach Cadillac Williams announced his resignation from the staff to “explore other opportunities.” Early Friday, another alum followed suit. Zac Etheridge, a former Auburn defensive back who spent three seasons on Auburn’s staff, also announced his resignation via …
Read More »Korey Foreman, who failed to reach his potential at USC, seeks fresh start at Fresno State
The USC Trojans never got what they were hoping for out of former five-star recruit Korey Foreman. In his freshman year in 2021, he had 2.5 sacks with seven solo tackles in eight games. Then his numbers went down in 2022 despite playing in 12 games. In 2023, Foreman played in just three games and was nowhere to be found. …
Read More »Breaking down every Super Wild Card Weekend matchup; Bill Belichick and Nick Saban’s best moments
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Read More »FootballScoop updates on Texas’ Sarkisian, ‘Bama coaching search
The Alabama coaching search continues. The betting line for who is next to take the job is in constant flux, but tangible evidence on the search came in the form of a report from FootballScoop. FootballScoop proved reliable in reporting Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian’s search for assistant coaches prior to Sarkisian’s first year in Austin. John Brice of FootballScoop …
Read More »Which Alabama players could Oregon potentially pursue after Nick Saban’s retirement?
Wednesday brought news that seemingly no one in the college football world expected: legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban is retiring and the Crimson Tide will be looking for a replacement head coach. While there was speculation that Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning would be Alabama’s next guy, it was announced Thursday morning that Lanning is staying in Oregon. …
Read More »Nick Saban retires after legendary career; Bill Belichick, Pete Caroll out in New England, Seattle
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Read More »Badgers offer three-star edge rusher from Florida
The Badgers offered three-star edge rusher Romando Johnson from West Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound athlete is a junior at Palm Beach Central and he’s a member of the class of 2025. Johnson has now received 13 Division 1 offers, including offers from Penn State and Purdue in the Big Ten, while home-state teams like Florida, FAU …
Read More »Roy Manning bids farewell after two years at USC under Lincoln Riley
The coaching staff for Lincoln Riley and the USC Trojans football program keeps on changing. On Thursday, edge rushing coach Roy Manning essentially said goodbye to USC after two years with the program. He posted a lengthy post on X: “I’d like to thank Coach Riley and the entire coaching & support staff that I’ve had the opportunity to work …
Read More »Ranking the best Nick Saban teams from Alabama, LSU as coach retires from college football
Nick Saban is college football’s all-time leader in national championships with seven, giving him a strong trump card as the greatest college football coach of all time. Six of them came during his legendary 17-year run as Alabama’s coach, which came to an end Tuesday when he announced his retirement. From his first coaching stint at Toledo in 1990 through …
Read More »Former Marshall junior DE Elijah Alston chooses Miami after decommitting from Texas A&M
After being committed to Texas A&M for a brief 22 hours via the NCAA Transfer Portal, former Marshall junior defensive end Elijah Alston has selected a new destination. According to a report from Pete Nakos, an On3 Sports college sports business & transfer portal reporter, Alston has chosen the University of Miami as his next home. Earlier this week, Alston …
Read More »Joe Namath discusses the difficulties of replacing Nick Saban
Nick Saban’s retirement as the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide has sent shockwaves across the nation and with an empty office in the Mal Moore Athletics Complex, everyone is weighing in on who could potentially replace the GOAT in Tuscaloosa. Even legendary Alabama quarterback Joe Namath is discussing Coach Saban’s retirement and how difficult it will be to …
Read More »The painful truth about the Alabama coaching search
The dust has finally settled and now there sits an empty office at the Mal Moore Athletics Facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The office will sit empty until one of the biggest coaching hires in all of North American sports is made. Who on planet Earth will replace Nick Saban? His decision to retire from coaching shocked the nation in ways …
Read More »Alabama coaching candidates: Steve Sarkisian, Dabo Swinney, Kalen DeBoer among options to replace Nick Saban
Nick Saban has retired as Alabama coach after 17 seasons leading the Crimson Tide program, leaving some legendary shoes to fill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Saban went 292-71-1 overall as a head football coach throughout his career including an absurd 201-29 at Alabama with six national championships. The search for his replacement now begins, and a successor is expected to be …
Read More »Ranking every SEC football head coach after Nick Saban’s retirement heading into the 2024 CFB season
After the shocking news that Alabama head coach Nick Saban will officially retire his post, the SEC is still widely regarded as the most competitive conference in college football, regardless of Saban’s future absence. This year, Texas and Oklahoma will enter the conference, growing the SEC to a 15-team league in the new age of realignment and “Super Conferences” have …
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