Alabama’s Nick Saban Retires After 7 National Titles, Most in Major College Football History

Alabama’s Nick Saban Retires After 7 National Titles, Most in Major College Football History
Alabama head coach Nick Saban leaves the field after the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game between Georgia and Alabama, in Atlanta on Dec. 4, 2021. John Bazemore/AP Photo
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Nick Saban’s coaching reign has come to an end. His dominance over college football, however, will forever linger in lore.

Saban, who won seven national championships—more than any major college football coach—and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that shattered an Associated Press poll record for most consecutive seasons at No. 1, announced his retirement Wednesday.