“I’d get that call from Miss Linda’s (Saban’s assistant) phone, and I’d be like oh boy setting up a call for Nick to call and get after me. ‘You’re (McShay) too high on this guy.

Nick Saban did not seem to make many mistakes with Alabama football. But early in the second round of the 2025 NFL draft, the ...

I’d get that call from (Saban’s secretary) Mrs. Linda’s phone, setting up a call for Nick to get after me, ‘you’re too high on this guy,’” McShay said. “And he was right once or twice.

The new realities of roster management do not sit well with former Alabama coach Nick Saban, who warned of the negative impacts the quasi-free agency model will have on student-athletes now and in ...