After Michigan defeated Washington in the College Football Playoff National Championship, talk turned to Jim Harbaugh’s future right away.
After completing the turnaround in Ann Arbor, Harbaugh had brought the football program to a national championship for the first time since 1997.
Many anticipated Harbaugh’s return to the NFL after he helped his alma mater reclaim its position as the best in the sport and the program was the subject of multiple NCAA investigations.
And while Harbaugh might very well take on a second head coaching position in the NFL, there was another head coaching opening that was going to have a huge effect on college football.
Tim Brando of Fox Sports weighs in as three illustrious coaching eras come to an end
The seven-time national champion Nick Saban was about to make a revelation that would rock the football world and affect more than just the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Let’s discuss the past week’s events and the reactions to Saban’s retirement across the nation.
Nick Saban removes his headset.
On Wednesday, January 10, the news out of Tuscaloosa rocked the sport to its foundation.
After leading the Crimson Tide as head coach for 17 years, Nick Saban declared his retirement from collegiate football.
Since 2007, Alabama has won nine SEC titles and six national titles under head coach Nick Saban, making them the talk of college football. With a quarterback who was expected to win the 2024 Heisman Trophy returning, the Crimson Tide were coming off a 12-win season and another trip to the College Football Playoffs.
