“If I were a high school coach, I would put my best players on offense. The best athletes on my team, I would give them the ball and score points. I wouldn't play them on defense. I would play them where they can get the ball and score points.”

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.