TUSCALOOSA — Toward the end of the prepared, opening remarks on National Signing Day, Nick Saban doled out the final, requisite thank yous to each member of the sprawling Alabama football program who aids in recruiting.
“Recruiting has turned into pretty much a year-round process and it's not just about recruiting this class, but it's next year's class and the class after that,” Saban said, lauding their constant efforts. “The recruiting calendar has changed how we recruit.”
Earlier in the day, during the school-produced recruiting show, he reminisced with former Tide center Barrett Jones and play-by-play man Eli Gold about earlier in his career when his staff fixed its attention on one class — that year’s class — and no more.