Nick Saban reveals exactly how he defines success in college football
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Nick Saban and the word “success” are synonymous, as any SEC fan would know, especially the ones at Alabama and LSU.
The legendary head coach has 7 national titles to his credit, with 6 of them coming in Tuscaloosa and the first one coming in Baton Rouge before he traded in his LSU colors for the crimson and white of Alabama. Saban is arguably the great college football coach ever — some would say it’s not even an argument — and he’s definitely among the top coaches to have ever done it in any sport.
So, as we head toward Week 8 of a riveting, unpredictable 2026 college football season, Saban got the chance to speak on the subject of success during his weekly Friday appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.
Saban, who went 292-71-1 during his illustrious college football coaching career, said this about how he defines success:
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“I define success as consistency and performance. Not winning a big game, not winning a game,” Nick Saban said. “We win the national championship and my speech, at the celebration, I say this is not the end, this is the beginning. So, you’re constantly setting up new horizons for what you want people to try to accomplish and how you want them to look at it, rather than be satisfied with what they’ve accomplished in the past.”
As Saban talks about success on the field, there are 12 teams who will have gone through what it takes to be included in the College Football Playoff come December. Here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about the best odds to be part of the coveted field that will compete for a national title:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
