On Wednesday, Nick Saban made the shocking and heartbreaking decision to retire from Alabama football and begin a new chapter in his life. Saban cited family reasons and health concerns.
Saban will likely end up being on TV and will be incredibly successful no matter what he does. That doesn’t take away the pain of losing him as head coach. At 72 years old, it is hard to put in 14-hour days, especially with how much the game has changed from name, image, likeness and the transfer portal.
Alabama fans wish Saban the absolute best in retirement, but Crimson Tide football will go on. The prevailing question is who will be the heir to the throne?
I find it hard to believe Saban would up and retire without a plan in place for the university, but it’s difficult to know what happened behind the scenes. Oregon’s Dan Lanning and Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin have been the two hottest names to this point. Our staff at Roll Tide Wire weighs in on the coaching vacancy: