The Alabama Crimson Tide had a commencement ceremony on Thursday. Former head coach Nick Saban spoke at the event and so did current U.S.A. President Donald J. Trump.
Saban coached for the Crimson Tide from 2007 to 2023. He had a lot of success with the football program and won many national titles and also had many players drafted into the NFL. What did Trump have to say about the former legendary coach at the commencement?
Former Alabama Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban Gets Praised By Donald Trump
Saban introduced Trump at the commencement ceremony on Thursday night. Trump talked about many different topics at the ceremony, especially about the sports programs. He loved to talk about the former Crimson Tide football head coach. Trump said,
“Nick (Saban), what a great coach. Let’s bring him back. No, you have a good coach right now, though. You have a good coach right now.”
Trump also added is not only “a great football school,” but “now one of the nation’s best basketball schools.”
Kalen DeBoer led the Crimson Tide to a 9-3 record in 2024, but they failed to make the expanded college football playoffs. Alabama will need to have a bounce back 2025 season in college football. As for the basketball program, Nate Oats led Alabama to a Final Four appearance in 2023-2024 before losing to the UCONN Huskies. The Crimson Tide got back to the Elite 8 led by Grant Nelson and Marcus Sears before losing to the Duke Blue Devils.
As for Trump calling for Saban to come back and coach the Crimson Tide, Saban is 73 years old and is enjoying retirement on TV. He had six national titles with Alabama and one with the LSU Tigers. His overall record was 292-71-1 in his collegiate career. DeBoer will be under pressure to get Alabama to the playoffs in 2025. If not, Trump and other Crimson Tide fans may want to see Saban back on the sidelines also.
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