Saban, who retired in January 2024, previously denied that NIL and paying players was the primary reason for his retirement at Alabama, but former Crimson Tide standout Kool-Aid McKinstry said the idea never sat well with Saban.

Nick Saban revealed that Mike Gundy was canned at Oklahoma State for having the same views on NIL that led him to retire from Alabama.

Few can offer an insight into coaches (and their jobs) like a recent former coach, and when the former coach is ESPN analyst Nick Saban, ears around the sport perk up. On College GameDay, Saban discussed the departure of Oklahoma State boss Mike Gundy following a disappointing 1-2 start off a 3-9 2024 season.

The panel, including Nick Saban, rocked all-white outfits. Though, it appears Pat McAfee rode with an off-white blazer or cream color. Either way, it was a sight to behold at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley. The fashion look comes a day after Saban trolled Penn State about the white-out tradition.

ESPN “ College Gameday ” host Pat McAfee gets paid to speak his mind and that trend continued last Saturday. McAfee picked Brock Lesnar to defeat John Cena in a throwback battle between the professional wrestling icons, during a segment on the WWE’s “ Wrestlepalooza ,” which would occur later that night.

Nick Saban hasn't watched the Lane Kiffin documentary, Saban told @PatMcAfeeShow. "I didn’t watch the documentary because I lived it for three years,” Saban quipped. “That was good enough for me.”

When Smart returned to his alma mater in 2015, he also hired Crimson Tide defensive backs coach Mel Tucker to be his defensive coordinator, and Alabama staffer Glenn Schumann to be his inside linebackers coach. Strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran later followed.

Nick Saban admits he will finally support UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava ahead of the team's college football matchup with Northwestern