DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Nick Saban: Former football coach laments the current landscape of college sports
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Kevin Dotson | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Invited to speak at a roundtable discussion with a handful of US Senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday, former football coach Nick Saban spoke about how the current landscape of college athletics contributed to his decision to retire from the University of Alabama after the 2023 season. “All the things that I believed in for all these years, 50 years of coaching, no longer exist in college athletics,” Saban said at the roundtable, a video of which was posted online by Sen. Ted Cruz (TX). “I’m for student athletes being able to share in some of this revenue. Second, committ to work with their peer institutions in this subdivision to create rules that may differ from the rules in place for the rest of Division I. At the conclusion of the roundtable, Saban again expressed his worry for the future of college sports.

Persons: CNN —, Nick Saban, ” Saban, Sen, Ted Cruz, ” “, “, I’m, Saban, ”, “ I’m, couldn’t, Charlie Baker, Baker, IX, committ, it’s Organizations: CNN, Senators, Capitol, University of Alabama, Alabama, LSU, NCAA Division, NCAA Locations: Ted Cruz (, Division

Nick Saban is joining ESPN's “College GameDay,” the long-running Saturday pregame road show he appeared on as a guest so frequently during his 17 seasons as Alabama coach. “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,” Saban said in a statement. Photos You Should See View All 15 Images"Nick Saban is a singular, iconic presence in college football. Saban has also appeared on ESPN's college football coverage as a guest analyst during the occasional postseasons when his Crimson Tide was not competing for the national championship. ___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

Persons: Nick Saban, Saban, “, ”, Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, College GameDay, ” Saban, Jimmy Pitaro Organizations: ESPN's “, Saban, Alabama, LSU, ESPN, College, GameDay, NFL, SEC Media, Southeastern Conference, SEC, Crimson Tide, AP Locations: Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama five-star freshman quarterback Julian Sayin has entered the transfer portal, the program's latest player to look elsewhere after Kalen DeBoer replaced the retired Nick Saban as coach. Sayin had signed with the Crimson Tide this past December. He's the 26th player and second signee to leave Alabama since Saban announced he was leaving earlier this month. He was ranked as the country's third best quarterback recruit by 247sports.com. Saban called Sayin “an outstanding player” on signing day, this past Dec. 20.

Persons: Julian Sayin, Kalen DeBoer, Nick Saban, Sayin, Saban, ”, ” Saban, “, DeBoer, Austin Mack Organizations: —, Crimson Tide, Alabama, 247sports.com, Washington, AP Locations: TUSCALOOSA, Ala, — Alabama, Carlsbad , California

ATLANTA (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is the only league to claim a spot — sometimes two spots — in every College Football Playoff. 1 Georgia in the SEC championship game Saturday. The Pac-12 appears assured of a playoff team in its swan song of a season with No. Should Texas win — and Alabama beat Georgia — the Horns would certainly have a pretty good case for a playoff spot. “I’ll also point candidly to the realities when the SEC teams have entered the College Football Playoff format, our success is unparalleled,” Sankey said.

Persons: —, SEC hasn't, Nick Saban, ” Saban, “, we’d, FanDuel, Greg Sankey, ” Sankey, we’ve, Kirby Smart, ”, “ I’ll, ___ Organizations: ATLANTA, Southeastern Conference, College Football, SEC, Alabama, Crimson Tide, Bulldogs, Big, Wolverines, Washington, Florida State, Seminoles, Atlantic Coast Conference, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Texas, Power, eventual, Ohio State, College, AP Locations: Georgia, Atlanta, Michigan, Iowa, Oregon, Louisville, Alabama, Texas

Alabama's national championship hopes came down to fourth-and-31 with a loss and some less dramatic close calls along the way. 1 and had a much less treacherous path to the Southeastern Conference Championship Game meeting of powerhouses Saturday in Atlanta despite some key injuries. It has certainly been the case for this team, which hasn't had the seemingly smooth path as some of his six Alabama national championship teams. It's the third time Saban and Smart have met in the SEC Championship Game, with Saban winning the first two. But on their last meeting, Georgia rallied for a 33-18 victory in the national championship game in January 2022.

Persons: Isaiah Bond, ”, Milroe, “, Nick Saban, ” Saban, hasn't, Kirby Smart, ” Smart, They’ve, FanDuel, Saban, Brock Bowers, Rara Thomas, Tate, Smart, Bowers, soreness, Jase McCellan Organizations: Georgia Bulldogs, Southeastern Conference, Bulldogs, SEC, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Alabama, Saban, South, Georgia, Ladd, Yellow Jackets, Iron Bowl, College Football, AP Locations: Atlanta, Texas, Alabama, Georgia, South Florida

The offensive line has been bullied at times, and the receivers and running backs haven't always shined either. 3 Texas and going more than 40 minutes before managing a touchdown against South Florida. The South Florida game marked the first time Alabama has failed to score at least 20 points against a non-Power Five conference opponent since 2007. Terrence Ferguson Jr. started in place of Tyler Booker (back spasms) at left guard against South Florida. “In my opinion, especially on defense, we do a great job of coming out with energy,” Alabama offensive tackle JC Latham said.

Persons: haven't, Nick Saban, Milroe, Bryant, Denny, Tyler Buchner, Ty Simpson, Jalen, ” Saban, “ He’s, he’s, ” Buchner, Simpson, It's, Bryce Young, Tommy Rees, Ole, Lane Kiffin, Rees, ” “, ” Kiffin, “, Kadyn Proctor, Terrence Ferguson Jr, Tyler Booker, JC Latham, We’ve Organizations: Crimson Tide, South, Southeastern Conference, NFL, Ole Miss, SEC, ” Alabama, Tide, “, Alabama, AP Locations: Alabama, Texas, South Florida . Alabama, Mississippi, South Florida, Tuscaloosa, Florida

☆ Vince Dooley, longtime Georgia football coach, dies at 90
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

ATLANTA — Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship, died Friday. “Our family is heartbroken by the death of Coach Dooley. He was one of a kind with an unmatched love for UGA!” current Georgia coach Kirby Smart wrote on Twitter. The field at Sanford Stadium was dedicated in his honor during the 2019 football season. At Georgia, Dooley coached a plethora of standout players — from Bill Stanfill to Scott Woerner to Rodney Hampton.

Search resuls for: "” Saban"

7 mentions found