Ahead of Alabama’s season opener this weekend, head coach Nick Saban opted not to release a depth chart for the first time in his Alabama coaching career. Saban said he made the decision to eliminate “distractions” from the team, but it led to an awkward conversation with the media explaining his decision.
Some college football analysts did not appreciate Saban’s tone to the media during this conversation. ESPN’s Paul Finebaum said he doesn’t think Saban needed to decline giving a depth chart and overthought how secret he needed to be to the media.
“I think sometimes Saban just looks like he wants to battle with the media,” Finebaum said on ESPN’s The Matt Barrie Show. “It’s not like he’s dealing with the White House press corps”.
