Nick Saban is adamant he gained't be teaching soccer once more anytime quickly.
The legendary Alabama head coach confirmed this on Fox's “Fox and Friends” show on Friday, after rumors circulated final week of a possible return to the gridiron.
Saban lastly put his foot down throughout this system.
“There is no such thing as a alternative that I do know of proper now that might improve me to return to teaching,” Saban mentioned. “I take pleasure in what I'm doing. I did it for 50 years — I beloved it. I beloved the relationships with the gamers. I beloved the competitors. But it surely's one other station of life now.”
Final week, former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy mentioned he heard from a reliable supply that Saban would return to teaching sooner or later.
These feedback induced a media firestorm with a number of high-profile names, together with Saban's daughter and different SEC coaches, chiming in about the potential for his return.
Saban is now working as a bunch for ESPN's “Faculty GameDay,” and his work proved to be noteworthy off the sphere final season, a lot in order that he gained a Sports activities Emmy award for Excellent Character/Rising On-Air Expertise.
The seven-time nationwide championship winner additionally works with the Alabama Soccer group as an adviser.
With the 2 jobs, Saban by no means thought of a doable return to teaching till rumors went wild.
“It's superb to me that got here up within the media and the media speaks for you, and thinks for you,” Saban mentioned. “I by no means actually ever had a thought of getting again into teaching till two days in the past.”
The one time he thought of a return was because of the family chores he was pressured to do by his spouse, Terry Saban.
“Miss. Terry mentioned I needed to run the sweeper in the complete downstairs,” Saban mentioned. “Whereas I used to be working the sweeper, the thought occurred to me, while you have been a coach, you had a heck of lots higher job than this. In order that's the one time I thought of it.”
