NCAA college football head coach Nick Saban of Alabama speaks during the ceremony for the acceptance of The MacArthur Bowl trophy which is in front of him during the Southeastern Conference Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. The trophy is presented annually, since 1959, to the top team in the country. (AP Photo/John Amis)ATLANTA – Alabama football coach Nick Saban made his 17th appearance at the Southeastern Conference’s annual Media Days event Wednesday afternoon.
It was Saban’s 12th journey representing the Crimson Tide after previously making five visits with LSU, and his 17 trips are second only to the 23 made by former Florida and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. Only Spurrier has coached in the SEC as a 70-year-old, and Saban was asked if he might match that feat.
Saban turns 67 on Halloween.
“Mrs. Terry does not want me at home,” Saban said. “She doesn’t care if I’m 60, 70 or 80. She is looking for something for me to do. I really enjoy what I’m doing right now, and as long as I’m healthy and I can do it, I’m going to continue to do it and not worry about any numbers or what my age is or anything like that.
“I would not want to be in the position where I ever rode the program down because I wasn’t capable of making a contribution that would be positive to the success of the program.”