TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Nick Saban doesn’t engage in rankings.
However many stars a recruit has beside their name has as much use to Alabama's head football coach as a preseason poll. Which is to say, next to nothing.
"I don’t know how we're rated," Saban said. "I didn’t know where they were rated, how many stars they had. I don’t know anything about that."
But, as is often the case, the school’s signing day announcements betray him, boasting of so many top-ranked recruiting classes through the years. Shortly before Saban took the podium on Wednesday afternoon to recap his latest haul on signing day, reporters were given a news release with a headline in bold letters: "Crimson Tide Finish with No.