NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A day after Nick Saban won his sixth national championship, there was fresh speculation that the legendary Alabama coach might be interested in the Giants’ head coaching vacancy.
In an interview with Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd on Tuesday, newly retired Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Saban “covets” the Giants job.
“It just happens to be open,” Arians said. “But he’s got a dynasty right now, another dynamite recruiting class. Why he would do it, I don’t know. But it would not shock me if he did.”
When asked what is so appealing about the Giants job, Arians, who at 65 is just a year younger than Saban, answered: “When we grew up, they were the thing.