Nick Saban understands the power of protest in this country. He also knows the horror of unnecessary violence aimed at those who would dissent.
Americans of a certain age remember the slaying of four Kent State student protestors at the hands of the Ohio National Guard in 1970. Saban was there on campus that day. It was his freshman year at Kent State. Alabama plays Kent State this weekend at Bryant-Denny Stadium, and Saban recalled the shooting on Monday.
At the beginning of his news conferences, Saban gives a few opening remarks before fielding questions from reporters.