Happy Monday, everybody. I hope the start of your week is treating you well. I'm still buzzing a bit about the United States taking down Mexico in the Nations League final on Sunday night. It was a highly entertaining match filled with all the ridiculousness that tends to come with matches between the two countries -- and the cherry on top was that the US won the match!
We got some more big news today involving iconic college coaches, but this time it's a coach announcing he's planning to stick around longer. Yep, sorry fans of any team that isn't Alabama, but Nick Saban isn't going anywhere. Alabama announced an extension for Saban that will keep him in charge of the Tide through the 2028 season.
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Saban, who has won six national titles at Alabama, and has seven overall (LSU, 2003), will turn 70 on Halloween. This extension will keep him at the head of the Tide until he's 77 years old, and if that seems like an advanced age for a coach, keep in mind Coach K turned 74 in February and other college legends like Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno coached into their 80s.
None of them had the kind of success Saban has had this late in his career. So, while I don't know if he'll see out the entire contract, I won't be shocked if it does happen, either. Either way, he'll probably add another national title or two (or three or four) to his resume before calling it a career.
All right, we've got plenty of playoff action tonight, so let's get to betting on it.
All times Eastern, and all odds via William Hill Sportsbook
