Can Alabama players enter the transfer portal? What you need to know after Nick Saban’s retirement
Some coaching news has a ripple effect in college football. Nick Saban’s retirement from Alabama is more akin to a tsunami. The most consequential coach in the sport’s modern history suddenly retired Wednesday, and the effects of the move will be felt for weeks.
There is of course the coaching carousel element of Saban’s decision. Arguably the best job in college football just opened and every notable head coach — at least the ones with good agents — will be connected to this job. But the waves from Saban’s retirement go well beyond who is his successor.
There are immediate roster questions in the wake of his decision. Literally immediate. It only took about two hours after the news broke for five-star receiver Ryan Williams to decommit from the Tide.
