Did Alabama coach Nick Saban nearly jump the Crimson Tide ship this offseason to become head coach of the New York Giants? According to a published report, the king of college football coaches came “very close” to doing just that before the Giants hired Ben McAdoo.
“They got his deal done with [Ben McAdoo] and they are ready to sign him, and they get a call from Bob Ehrman [an intermediary] who says Nick Saban wants the job,” Arnold told ESPN’s Paul Finebaum. “So they had to stop. This is a Saturday night.