David Pollack Weighs in on Nick Saban Coaching Rumors
Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban led the program to six national titles from 2007 to 2023.
He retired from coaching after the 2023 season and has been a crew member on "College GameDay" since last season. However, Greg McElroy reported on Monday that someone in the know believes Saban is planning to return.
On a recent episode of "See Ball Get Ball with David Pollack," David Pollack shared his thoughts. Pollack does not believe Saban will return to coaching in the current era of college football, characterized by undefined rules and regulations.
Alabama is now led by Kalen DeBoer, who went 9-4 in his first season.
"I think Nick would love to coach and would still be coaching if it wasn't for this era and how much uncertainty there was and how the rules are not really clearly defined and they don't know what they're doing a lot of times and there's not a lot of systems in place that help him to be Nick," Pollack said. "So, I'm not surprised that I think there'd be something left in there."
Saban set a high bar for Alabama during his tenure, with the 2007 season being the only year he had fewer than 10 wins.
While the legendary head coach is no longer in charge in Tuscaloosa, there were rumors that he was having a hand in recruiting five-star talent. However, the mother of Alabama five-star commit Jorden Edmonds put the rumors to rest on social media.
Edmonds is one of four five-star commits for Alabama from the 2026 class.
Because of Saban's standard, all eyes are on DeBoer to meet it. Paul Finebaum answered recently whether missing the College Football Playoff again would result in DeBoer's firing. Finebaum did not think that was the case, but believed the pressure would start to escalate if so.
DeBoer's second season with Alabama starts on August 30 against the Florida State Seminoles.This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
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