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Alabama football coaching search: 5 candidates to replace Nick Saban
- Nick Saban retired Wednesday as Alabama football coach, ending a legendary run in Tuscaloosa.
Alabama athletics director Greg Byrne has made it almost seven years without having to make what could be a career-defining hire.
Byrne knew what he was signing up for when he took the job in 2017.
He would have to be the person to pick the person who replaces Alabama football coach Nick Saban.
Byrne has said he wanted to kick that can down the road as long as possible, but there's no more road left. Saban has retired, sources tell The Tuscaloosa News.
He told the team Wednesday.
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"You watch and you try to learn when (former UNC coach) Roy Williams retires and (former Duke coach) Mike Krzyzewski retires," Byrne said in 2021.
"You watch what the different schools do."
Now, everyone will be watching Byrne as he tries to hire someo