Could we be seeing a potential return to coaching for Nick Saban? It appears it could be in the cards as there are reports coming out of the 2025 SEC Media Days that the seven-time national champion would be interested in returning to the sidelines. When there is a college football story, Paul Finebaum is one of the experts to ask.
What did Finebaum say about the recent Nick Saban rumors? Let’s take a closer look at his response.
Paul Finebaum Discusses Nick Saban Report
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While discussing the report of Nick Saban wanting to return to coaching, ESPN commentator Paul Finebaum appeared on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning ahead of the 2025 SEC Media Days and discussed how he is not hearing the same things, but it does make sense knowing Saban’s personality.
“As much as I would love to have turned SEC Media Days upside down and said to Greg, ‘I’ve heard the same thing,’ I told Greg I was with somebody. I was walking around somebody the other day, let me put it that way, who’s around Saban a lot, not in the state of Alabama, but in Florida. And he described to me what I’m sure you’ve heard many times, and you’ve heard, you know Nick very well, is that he’s having the time of life.
“He’s playing at better golf clubs than he’s ever played and that will continue, because everybody wants Nick Saban to be in their golf club. He’s making a fortune when he decides he wants to make a speech. He’s making a fortune when he shows up on ESPN once a week. And why would you give all that up at the age of 74? … it makes no sense, except that Nick Saban is the most competitive human being.”
Nick Saban retired from coaching after the 2023 season with the Alabama Crimson Tide. With coaches like Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll getting jobs at 70+ years old, it certainly is on the table that Saban would be interested after being away from the sidelines for a full season.
