For nearly two decades, Alabama head coach Nick Saban has established a tradition of excellence, winning six national championships with the Crimson Tide and consistently producing top-tier NFL talent.
But Saban’s success in Tuscaloosa, Ala., has not been a one-man spectacle. The longtime Crimson Tide coach takes pride in providing young coaches with an opportunity to grow in the sport. That tradition—a lesson he learned from Patriots coach Bill Belichick—has been a big asset in establishing Alabama’s winning culture.
Some of Saban’s most noteworthy assistants who are now head coaches include Georgia’s Kirby Smart, Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin and Oregon’s Dan Lanning. In a Thursday appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Saban revealed that he wanted to hire Lanning after he completed his graduate assistant tenure at Memphis.
