Longtime head coach, now ESPN college football analyst Nick Saban revealed what he feels is the biggest mistake of his coaching career in The Pivot Podcast.
The mistake was leaving LSU for the National Football League to coach the Miami Dolphins. Saban made this apparent when asked by former LSU and Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive back, Ryan Clark.
“You ain’t gonna like this when I say this,” Saban said. “But, I think sometimes you have to learn about yourself and you might think things. When I left LSU, that was probably professionally the biggest mistake that I ever made. Not because we didn’t have success in Miami, because I enjoyed coaching in Miami, but I found out in that experience that I like coaching in college better because you could develop players personally, academically, athletically and all that a little more than pro ball. Even though I loved the status of coaching in pro football and the kind of guys you coach and your coaching in the best league against the best players, I loved all of that. So then I can’t go back to LSU, then I go to Alabama. And no disrespect to Alabama, it’s not “Alabama versus LSU”.
It’s safe to things ultimately worked out for Saban after leaving LSU and having his stint in the NFL with Miami.
Saban went on to hoist six national championships during his 17-year tenure at Alabama, while producing over 133 NFL draft picks as well as 656 college graduates.
