Nick Saban is one of the most established leaders in college football. He knows a thing or two about leadership as he heads into his 17th season as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide.

On Tuesday, Saban talked about aspects of leadership with key players and the rest of his team in his press conference.

“Everybody talks about leadership all the time,” Saban said, “but I think its important that how much guys on the team need to be. So if you have a bunch of guys that are mature and going things going the right way, they’re all setting a good example, they’re all buying in, they’re all doing things the right way. So they don’t really necessarily have to have someone impact them to do the right thing. The more guys we have that fit in that category, that’s more important the leaders on the team.”

The Tide will be led by offensive tackle J.C. Lantham, linebacker Dallas Turner and cornerback Kool-Aid McKinistry, but it will take a team effort for Alabama to compete for a national title.