Former Ohio State and Florida coach Urban Meyer doesn’t believe Nick Saban would return to being a coach in college football. However, he thinks it is very possible he will listen to calls from interested NFL teams later this year.
Former Alabama star quarterback Greg McElroy created a huge story recently when he suggested his former coach is looking to get back on the sidelines after retiring last year.
“A very much in-the-know person that I have a lot of respect for and have spent a lot of time around, and just really, really admire — they seem to think Nick Saban is not done coaching. He’s pretty adamant that he thinks Nick Saban will be coaching again,” McElroy said.
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Since then, there has been a lot of talk about where he could land in college football or the NFL. However, former contemporary Urban Meyer believes that when he returns, it will be in pro football. Not the college ranks.
Urban Meyer: "I would say very little to no chance [Nick Saban] would get involved in college. But I think he would take phone calls from the NFL."
He adds, "Where the heck is Alabama? Why are they not in the top 10 in spending?" pic.twitter.com/8cFRmb8zJO
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“I know him fairly well, because I’ve competed against him. It’s not a little scratch. It’s probably a pretty big scratch,” Meyer said on The Herd about Saban’s itch to return to coaching. “I don’t think he’d go back to college. I don’t see that fit… Very little to no chance he would get involved in college. But I would say he’d take calls from the NFL.”
Dak Prescott could play a key role in Nick Saban joining the Dallas Cowboys?
There has been speculation that the New York Giants could be an option if they move on from Brian Daboll after this season. However, NFL insider Albert Breer fanned the rumor flames this week when he suggested — also on The Herd — Saban would listen to Jerry Jones about taking over the Dallas Cowboys job if Brian Shottenheimer disappointed in his first season.
Meyer added to the possibility of a Saban and Dallas pairing when he agreed with Colin Cowherd about how working with an elite QB — like Dak Prescott — would play a big role in luring him back to the NFL.
Nick Saban record (College): 297-71-1
“If Nick Saban can get in that kind of position where he believes this is a future Hall of Fame quarterback or a world champion quarterback, the more I think about it, the more I think he’s gonna take that call. I really do… He’s a competitor, and I think he’d do very well.”
Saban served as the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns for four seasons under fellow coaching icon Bill Belichick. And he was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins for two seasons. Posting a 15-17 record.
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