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Former Alabama coach Nick Saban was at Halas Hall on Tuesday and met with Bears coach Matt Eberflus in his office for more than two hours, a source said. Saban, 72, retired in January after winning seven national championships.
Their relationship goes back to 1990, when Eberflus played linebacker at University of Toledo and Saban was his head coach.
Eberflus referred to Saban as a mentor in his introductory press conference and credited him teaching Eberflus “how to come into an organization and change the culture and change the mindset.