Thursday’s Sugar Bowl pairs Georgia and Ole Miss, both coached by former Saban assistants. Smart was the Crimson Tide’s defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator from 2007-15, Golding the defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach from 2018-22.

Following Indiana’s throttling of Alabama at the Rose Bowl on Thursday afternoon, the CFP semifinal will now officially feature four former Saban assistants at head coach—as each of the following had worked under the college football legend at some point during his time in Tuscaloosa:

Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is calling for Congress to provide the NCAA with legal protection to make changes to the college football calendar ahead of the third year of the expanded College Football Playoff.

“Okay, so chaos in college football starts tomorrow, the portal,” the former Alabama and LSU head coach said Thursday on ESPN’s “GameDay.” “There’s all already been 120 starters say they’re getting in the portal from Big Power-4 schools.”

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Mario Cristobal revealed how an old lesson from Nick Saban helped out Miami football in their win over Ohio State.

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban had a strong reaction to Miami’s win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff.