Nick Saban, one of college football’s greatest coaches ever who guided the University of Alabama to six national championships during a brilliant 17-year stint at the Tuscaloosa school, is retiring, according to multiple reports.
ESPN was report first the news of Saban’s retirement on Wednesday afternoon.
Saban, 72, arrived in Alabama in 2007 after a two-year stint with the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, restoring the Crimson Tide program to national titles in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2020.
BREAKING: Nick Saban is retiring, according to source. The 72-year-old coach from Alabama has won SEVEN national titles, six of them with the Tide. Chris Low was the first to report the news.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 10, 2024
Before that, he led Louisiana State to a national championship in 2003, following previous head coaching stints at Michigan State University and the University of Toledo.
More to follow.