Miami head coach Mario Cristobal spent four seasons under Saban from 2013-16, holding roles as assistant head coach, offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator while helping Alabama maintain its national recruiting dominance. The final spot belongs to Pete Golding, who ran Alabama’s defense from 2018-22 and is now leading the Ole Miss Rebels.

Lane Kiffin followed Nick Saban's footsteps, trading the postseason for LSU. College football calendar not to blame for Lane Kiffin taking LSU job, not coaching Ole Miss in playoff. Nick Saban left Michigan State for LSU. Would have have stayed with ...

One of those eight teams remaining is the Alabama Crimson Tide, which won its first CFP game since 2022, and first under second-year Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer took over for the legendary Nick Saban after he retired in Jan. 2024.

New LSU football coach Lane Kiffin attended the No. 5 Tigers’ women’s basketball game on Thursday night as his former team — Mississippi — was taking on Georgia in a College Football Playoff quarterfi