Kentucky coach Mark Stoops jokes about Nick Saban recruiting him to Michigan State
By Adam Spencer
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Kentucky coach Mark Stoops has the unenviable task of trying to prepare for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide this week.
During his Monday press conference, though, Stoops shared a light-hearted story about a time when Saban didn’t get his way — the time when Saban, then a defensive backs coach at Michigan State, was trying to recruit Stoops to play for the Spartans:
Stoops now joking about when Saban was the DB coach at Michigan State and recruited Stoops to MSU
— Kernel Sports (@KYKernelSports) September 26, 2016
Stoops said he cancelled recruiting visit to Michigan State and "phone call (to Saban) did not go very well."
— Vaughts' Views (@vaughtsviews) September 26, 2016
Stoops also told a story that showed just how focused Saban is on football all the time:
Mark Stoops tells the story of his uncle Bob talking X’s and O’s with Saban once back in the day. The bar got robbed and they didn’t know.
— Jen Smith (@ByJenSmith) September 26, 2016
Stoops’s Wildcats, fresh off a win against South Carolina, will travel to Tuscaloosa to take on Saban’s No. 1 Crimson Tide on Saturday at 6 p.m. Central time. The game can be seen on ESPN.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
