Nick Saban does not miss the technical side of college football after retiring.
Saban retired from coaching football after the Crimson Tide lost to Michigan in the College Football Playoff semifinals.
The legendary coach is now using his talents at ESPN, but he does miss building personal connections with players and staff.
“I miss relationships with players,” Saban told media members at SEC Media Days. “That is the part I miss. I think this thing that I’m doing now, like I did the draft, doing SEC Media Days, going to do game day in the fall, it keeps me involved in the game. So I watch film. I make my own evaluations of players. So, the technical aspects of the game, I still do to some degree. The biggest thing I miss is the relationships with the people, the players, the coaches, the staff and all the people that you work with being a part of a team. That I miss. But I also got to the point where it was difficult for me to sustain things the way I needed to sustain them to be satisfied with myself that I was doing a good job. So, the last year was hard. I said maybe it’s time for somebody else, and I don’t regret that.”
Alabama is now headed in a different direction under Kalen DeBoer, but is looking for similar success.
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