This past week, Alabama football fans learned Nick Saban was human – as in not invincible – sort of. An aging hip had to be replaced with a bionic one. So Nick Saban played a round of golf, had surgery and was back at work in his office in less than 48 hours.
Doctors ruled out any travel for a few weeks so even the short trip to Nashville for the NFL Draft was out of the question. Even in absentia, Nick Saban reigned over the Draft Thursday night. With the first-round selections of three more Alabama football players, Nick Saban became the No.