Legendary soccer coach Nick Saban has determined to name it a profession, per reporting from ESPN.
Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide are coming off a loss to Michigan within the Rose Bowl, however a season that began with an auspicious loss to Texas at house. The Crimson Tide ripped off an eight-game win streak after that loss, together with a win over Georgia within the SEC championship sport. His belief in QB Jalen Milroe after his benching at South Florida turned the Crimson Tide’s season round and lifted them to their eighth CFP look since 2014.
Saban is only one of two FBS head coaches to win a Nationwide Championship at two completely different colleges, as he delivered a title to Baton Rouge throughout a earlier stint at LSU, when he led the Tigers to a BCS Nationwide Championship in 2003. After returning to the school sport with Alabama in 2007, following a two-year stint with the Miami Dolphins, Saban delivered six titles to Tuscaloosa.
Throughout his time at Alabama, the Crimson Tide gained BCS and AP nationwide championships in 2009, 2011, 2012, after which the Faculty Soccer Playoff titles in 2015, 2017 and 2020. Saban additionally joined Paul “Bear” Bryant as the one two coaches in school soccer historical past to win an SEC Championship at two completely different colleges. Bryant gained SEC titles at Kentucky earlier than his legendary stint at Alabama.
His seven titles are probably the most from a head coach in school soccer historical past, another than the six gained by Bryant.