It's going to cost Alabama if it plans on replacing the retired Nick Saban with a high-profile coaching candidate.
ESPN's Chris Low reported Wednesday that the legendary coach is retiring from the sport after winning six national championships in 17 years with the Crimson Tide.
It didn't take long for potential replacements to emerge, as ESPN's Pete Thamel listed Oregon's Dan Lanning, Washington's Kalen DeBoer, Clemson's Dabo Swinney, Penn State's James Franklin, Florida State's Mike Norvell and Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman as a "target list" that will feature "complications and big buyouts, as it's difficult to move entrenched coaches.