NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nick Saban, University of Alabama football Head Coach, announces retirement after 17 years, six national titles, 11 Southeastern Conference championships (SEC), five SEC Coach of the Year, and four Heisman Trophy winners at Alabama.
This comes after falling short in the Rose Bowl to the Michigan Wolverines 27 to 20 in overtime.
Saban began his head coaching career in the mid 90s at Toledo, later winning his first National Championship at LSU. He won 201 football games at Alabama, and only lost 29 of them.
He finished his last season with Alabama with a record of 12-2 and an SEC championship.
In 2009 and 2020, Alabama finished the season undefeated. Saban's record was 292-71-1 in 28 seasons as a college coach. He won seven college football national championships, six of them with Alabama.
He told the team Wednesday reportedly that he planned to retire, and it was first reported by ESPN on Wednesday.
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