What decides whether a head coach has been successful or not? When the fans keep talking about his comeback even after a year of his retirement. For GOAT Nick Saban, his name is enough to prove his power. 3× Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year, seven national championships, 23 bowl game appearances with 16 victories, and the list continues.
That’s when the former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy stirred some suspense for the fans. “A very much in the know person that I have a lot of respect for and have spent a lot of time around, and just really, really admire – they seem to think Nick Saban is not done coaching,” McElroy came up with his theory. The fans were already going gaga. A month later, the GOAT himself broke the silence on his former quarterback’s cooked up news.
On August 18, Saban took the stage for the Nick Saban Legacy Awards. Obviously, the topic of his hitting the ‘comeback’ button did come up. And Saban pulled off a stern head coach reaction, but we know he was just being funny. “I don’t know where that came from,” the former Alabama head coach said while laughing.“Greg McElroy played quarterback for us, and if he had done something like that as a player, he would have got his a** kicked.”
.@AlabamaFTBL legend Nick Saban, when asked at the Nick Saban Legacy Awards about rumors he may coach again:@GregMcElroy was a fine QB- but if he said something like that when he played for me I would have kicked his a**.”@BhamMMQBC #RollTide pic.twitter.com/bAeI2H9UTY
— Rick Karle (@RickKarle) August 18, 2025
While McElroy has been Saban’s idol player, that did not stop him from guiding the new head coach, Kalen DeBoer, through choppy waters, coming up with a warning. Stay tuned for more updates.
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