Nick Saban will be gracing your screens soon! After leading the Alabama Crimson Tide for 17 seasons, Saban announced his retirement in January. At the age of 72, his immense love for college football hasn’t gotten less, as he is now prepared to resume his stint with college football, but this time donning a different hat.

On Wednesday, it was revealed that Saban will be joining ESPN as an analyst. Saban will provide his knowledge on a range of events on ESPN’s platforms, including the SEC media days and the NFL draft. On Saban’s career transition decision, ESPN’s chairperson Jimmy Pitaro said, “Nick Saban is a singular, iconic presence in college football,“. Moreover, he mentioned, “He is also an extremely gifted communicator, who will immediately add even more credibility, authority, and entertainment value to ESPN, including our esteemed College GameDay show.”

Alongside, Saban said, “ESPN and College GameDay have played such an important role in the growth of college football, and I’m honored to have the opportunity to join their team,“. Additionally, in describing his effort for ESPN’s job, he stated, “I’ll do my best to offer additional insights and perspectives to contribute to College GameDay,“. Now the question is, since Saban was Alabama’s former coach, will he be a commentator for their game too?

Since we aren’t aware of their policy, it can be guessed the coach can provide commentary for his former team as well. Furthermore, we believe that, as an analyst, he may predict outcomes for any team, regardless of his prior performance. However, by following this entire season, we may gain some clarity on that. You’ll need to be patient for the precise response. Let us take you on a tour of the first day of Saban at College GameDay.

Nick Saban’s debut in College GameDay

This is not the first time for Saban as before Saban has occasionally served as a guest analyst for ESPN’s college football coverage when his Crimson Tide was not vying for the national title. The most intriguing fact is that during Nick Saban’s tenure, Alabama appeared in 55 games and the show featured and hosted “GameDay” eighteen times.

Now this time, joining Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, and Rece Davis as analysts, Nick Saban is making his debut on the program in Dublin, Ireland. As soon as he joined the GameDay team, Saban made his official introduction, highlighting the distinctions between his role as analyst and that of coach. Moreover, his bold comment on that day broke the internet, “If you don’t pay the right guys, you’ll be (expletive) out of luck,“. Now, you may understand why he was called strict by his players. Presently, Alabama’s former coach is forging a new route to create history by joining the demanding world.