DALLAS — In a freshly pressed gray suit and pink tie, a mic protruding from behind his left ear and a thin layer of makeup on his forehead and cheeks, the 72-year-old man glares into a television camera as four stage lights illuminate his features.
Meet the newest member of the college football media contingent making his SEC media days debut: Nick Saban.
He kicked things off by forgetting his credential in his hotel room.
“It's a little different,” Saban said on air Monday. “I've never worn a credential in my life and was always for 17 years able to get into SEC media day without a credential.