‘I Really Like Tennessee In This Game’: Championship-Winning Coach Gives High Praise to Vols Before Oklahoma Showdown
ESPN’s College GameDay crew is sure to spend some time breaking down this weekend’s SEC clash between Tennessee and Oklahoma on the Saturday morning show, but championship-winning coach Nick Saban got his thoughts out early on Friday while making an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “I really like Tennessee in this game,” Saban said […]
Nick Saban has ‘Heart-to-Heart’ with Former Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava on GameDay
Every week on ESPN’s fan-favorite College GameDay show, the hosts make their picks for an underdog that will cover the spread. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban picked a familiar Tennessee football face in his. He chose former Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava’s UCLA team to cover 6.5 points at Northwestern. While making the pick, Saban […]
Nick Saban Comments on What Joey Aguilar Does Better Than Nico Iamaleava For Tennessee’s Offense
Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban gave complimentary words to Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show from Knoxville on Friday afternoon. Aguilar transferred to Tennessee from App State and UCLA before the 2025 season. No one knew what he’d look like on the field for the Volunteers after winning […]
Joey Aguilar Drops Famous Nick Saban Line to Emphasis Blocking Out the Outside Noise
Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar pulled out a familiar Nick Saban line while talking to the media on Saturday after the Vols’ 45-26 win over Syracuse in Atlanta. The question that was presented to Aguilar came after a statement quote from cornerback Colton Hood during the previous media session just a few minutes before: “I think […]
Former Alabama Quarterback, Lane Kiffin Both Say Nick Saban Could Return to Coaching
Could Nick Saban return to the sideline as a coach? Apparently, it’s not out of the question. To begin 2025 SEC Football Media Days on Monday, two people who have worked alongside Saban floated the idea. Early in the day, ESPN analyst and host of ‘Always College Football‘, Greg McElroy, who was a former quarterback […]
Nick Saban Believes Key Aspect of Tennessee Isn’t Being Talked About Enough in the National Media
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is a defensive-minded guy. So it’s not hard to believe that he thinks Tennessee’s elite defense hasn’t been talked about enough this year. Sounds like there could be a Tennessee defense-focused segment featuring Coach Saban on ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday morning, too. While appearing on The Pat McAfee […]
Nick Saban’s Comments on Tennessee Rivalry Will Frustrate Auburn Fans
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban gave some insight on the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry on College GameDay Saturday morning and took a bit of a shot at Auburn in the process. The Crimson Tide roll into Knoxville to take on the Volunteers Saturday afternoon with both teams looking to bounce back after a few tough weeks. […]
Nick Saban: Tennessee Probably Has ‘The Best Defense In The Country’
Nick Saban the football coach spent years terrorizing Tennessee football as the head coach at both LSU and Alabama. Josh Heupel handed Saban one of his few losses against Tennessee during the 2022 season and now, Nick Saban the media personality, continues to like what he seems from Heupel’s fourth team in Knoxville. Defense has […]
Nick Saban Calls Tennessee Unit ‘One of the Most Underrated’ in College Football
Former Alabama coach turned College GameDay host Nick Saban has been impressed with Tennessee’s ability on the defensive side of the football through four games this season. As a former defensive assistant coach and a proclaimed guru on that side of the ball, Saban’s words carry more weight than some other analysts when talking about […]
Nick Saban References Peyton Manning During HBO’s Hard Knocks Season Debut
HBO debuted their newest season of NFL Hard Knocks: Preseason on Tuesday night as the show follows the Chicago Bears, who have two former Tennessee players on their roster. Former Vol wide receiver and return man Velus Jones Jr. enters his third season in Chicago while former Top 10 pick Darnell Wright begins his second […]