The news of Nick Saban retiring has made it around the United States.
Condoleezza Rice, a former U.S. Secretary of State, gives her best wishes to Coach Saban and Miss Terry in retirement.
Thanks Coach Saban. The Crimson Tide will never be quite the same. All the best to you and Terry. https://t.co/rpg7wrj95S
— Condoleezza Rice (@CondoleezzaRice) January 11, 2024
Rice, the current director of Hoover Institution at Stanford University, is a native of Birmingham, Ala. She served on the inaugural College Football Playoff Committee from 2014 to 2016. Rice saw the Crimson Tide win three Southeastern Conference Championships (2014-16) and a College Football Playoff National Championship (2015) during her time on the CFP Committee.
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