Alabama AD Greg Byrne on Nick Saban’s future: He’s ’66, probably going on 50′
By Adam Spencer
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A topic that has come up a lot this offseason involves Alabama coach Nick Saban’s longevity and how many more years he wants to coach.
He seems to be enjoying what he’s doing, and the Crimson Tide are still dominating the college football world, so who knows how long he plans to stick around.
On Tuesday, Alabama AD Greg Byrne joined “The Paul Finebaum Show” and said he thinks Saban still has the energy of a 50-year-old (via 247Sports):
“I think obviously in recruiting, there’s always a lot of competition and schools may try to poke holes where they can. I think if you look at it, though, Coach Saban is 66, probably going on 50 from an energy standpoint. We know that he’s going to be coaching for a long time going forward, and that’s exciting for our program with what he’s already done and then what we intend to do in the future, as well. One of the things we’ve talked about is we have incredible history here at the University of Alabama that we’re so respectful of. … But at the same time, too, we’re under historical times today, and we don’t need to take that for granted and we need to continue to move the program forward. Some great organizations out there, whatever it may be in, one of the things that are critical for continued success is obviously honor the past, be very focused on today but then create vision for the future about where you’re going. And that’s what we’re trying to do right now.”
Saban already has six national titles (five with Alabama), so he doesn’t have anything left to accomplish at the college level.
However, if he adds a couple more trophies to his collection, he’ll end any debate about who the best coach in college football history is.
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.
