Nick Saban coached Alabama to 6 championship games throughout his 17-year period. (Photo by Ryan Kang/Getty Images)
Nick Saban is the very first conscript of the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class.
The ESPN “College GameDay” team shocked him with the statement throughout Friday's pregame program for the College Football Playoff match in between Ohio State and Texas at the Cotton Bowl.
Saban's election to the Hall of Fame was a no-brainer. He won 6 championship games throughout his 17 years at Alabama and a seventh at LSU, where he coached 5 seasons. Saban put together a 201-29 record in Tuscaloosa, winning 9 SEC titles. He retired from training after last season. Previously this year, the Alabama board of trustees voted to call the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium after him.
In general, Saban ended up with a 297-71-1 record as a college coach with stints at Toledo (9-2), Michigan State (34-24-1), LSU (48-16) and Alabama. His 7 championship games are the most all-time amongst FBS coaches, while his win overall ranks 5th all-time. He won 11 SEC champions and one MAC title.
In 28 seasons as a college head coach, Saban never ever had a losing season. He coached 66 first-team All-Americans and 4 Heisman Trophy winners. (Additionally, 52 of his gamers were first-round NFL Draft choices, while 136 of them were chosen.)
Saban, 73, is the 5th Alabama coach to be chosen to the College Football Hall of Fame, signing up with Gene Stallings, Frank Thomas and Wallace Wade. He is likewise the 6th LSU coach, the 6th from Michigan State and the 2nd from Toledo to be inducted.
Saban was among 9 coaches on the 2025 tally, consisting of Urban Meyer, Tommy Tuberville and Larry Coker. The 77 gamers on the tally consist of Penn State's Ki-Jana Carter, Iowa's Dallas Clark, Pittsburgh's Aaron Donald, Alabama's Mark Ingram, Oklahoma's Josh Heupel and Syracuse's Marvin Harrison.
The remainder of the College Football Hall of Fame class of 2025 will be revealed on Jan. 15 throughout ESPN2's “College Football Live.” The 2025 class will be formally inducted on Dec. 9 throughout the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner in Las Vegas.
