Spoiler alert: Nick Saban isn’t going anywhere.
But that doesn’t mean teams won’t inquire or even target Saban during coaching searches and turnover.
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter broke down how every NFL head coach was hired, and he dished out some information about Alabama’s head coach. Here’s what he said about Saban and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Few owners are quieter about their intentions than the Glazers, who four years ago quietly inquired to see if they could lure Nick Saban out of Alabama. No one will confirm if they did the same this year, but there was some reason they waited over a week to eventually promote offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter when most expected he would be the man all along. Some people around the league believe the Glazers attempted a big swing again before hiring Koetter.
Back in December, Saban said he couldn’t really see himself leaving Alabama and coaching elsewhere.
“No, I really don’t. I don’t see it ever happening, and I know every year somebody has me going somewhere else,” Saban told ESPN.com. “I think a lot of it isn’t just about the coaching part. What people don’t understand is they forget you’re a person. They forget you have a wife and two kids and a grandbaby, and they all live in Birmingham.
“They all work here. My wife goes to Birmingham five times a week. My mom lives in Birmingham now after moving from Myrtle Beach. It’s not just the job. A lot of people don’t get that. My life is here.”
[H/T CoachingSearch]
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
