Nick Saban won countless football games and 6 national championships during his record-breaking run as Alabama head coach.
That run came to an end after the 2023 season when Saban decided enough was enough and retired. Since then, Saban has settled in nicely into a broadcasting role as a key figure on ESPN’s College GameDay. But this hardly means he’s said a complete goodbye to the Crimson Tide football world that he was once the center of.
Saban is still very involved, and this weekend is a clear and fine example. While current head coach Kalen DeBoer was away attending the funeral of freshman quarterback Keelon Russell’s twin sister, Nick Saban stepped in for the man who replaced him as Alabama head coach.
Kierston Russell passed away on June 3. She was expected to join her brother at Alabama this fall.
With DeBoer attending the funeral along with several Crimson Tide players and coaches, Saban was called to stand in and gave the Alabama program he still loves another gift in a sad time of need. Alabama was hosting 2026 wide receiver recruit Cederian Morgan and his family during his official visit to Tuscaloosa, and Saban was there to fulfill that visit without DeBoer being there.
Here is Saban standing in as a de facto Alabama head coach on Saturday:
The closer — AKA Nick Saban is in Tuscaloosa this weekend.Here is a picture of Saban alongside 2026 5 ⭐️ WR Cederian Morgan (@cedeian2) and his family during his official visit to Alabama. pic.twitter.com/ylDGkeqVDI
— Brody Smoot (@BrodySmoot) June 21, 2025Morgan and fellow recruit Ezavier Crowell were hosted on Saturday by Saban, who recruited both players before he retired after the 2023 season. So for Morgan and Crowell, a 4-star running back who is from Alabama like Morgan, it was sort of full circle this weekend with Saban being there to greet them instead of DeBoer.
Here is Saban with both in-state recruits:
Those are some big smiles from Cederian Morgan & Ezavier Crowell…Getting to see Nick Saban, who heavily recruited both for a few years before retiring, had to be a very cool reunion for the in-state Alabama official visitors.You guys know where @Bama_247 stands on these two. pic.twitter.com/V68r9TVnNK
— Brett Greenberg (@BrettGreenberg_) June 21, 2025Saban cooly stepped in for DeBoer, who was also there for his program in a time of need, attending the funeral of Russell’s sister on Saturday in Tupelo, Miss.
Several Alabama players, along with Kalen DeBoer, Nick Sheridan, Josh Chapman, Ashleigh Kimble attend funeral of Kierston Russell in Tupelo, Miss., on Saturday. The sister of Alabama freshman QB Keelon Russell passed away on June 3. pic.twitter.com/XK1QhIs8iv
— Andrew Bone (@AndrewJBone) June 21, 2025DeBoer and Saban, Alabama present and past, were both there for their beloved program this weekend in different ways, with Saban showing that he’s still got the smile and ability to court recruits.
Nick Saban chips in during pivotal Alabama recruiting weekend Saturday Down South.
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