“I think you have to be more flexible to be a pro coach because once you pay the guy the money, whether he can backpedal the way you want him to or whatever, his style of play may not suit you, but you still are going to play him, and he is going to be a part of your team.”

American sportscaster and former football coach, born 1951

Nick Saban is an American sportscaster and former football coach. Born in 1951, he is best known for his long coaching career and for later serving as an analyst on ESPN's College GameDay. Saban coached in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins and at four universities: Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, and Alabama. At Alabama, where he coached from 2007 to 2023, he led the program to six claimed national championships and one unclaimed title, along with nine SEC titles and 10 SEC West Division championships.