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Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban speaks as the University of Alabama honors him with a stadium renaming, before an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama’s football stadium will now be known as Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Nick Saban made Alabama’s traditional pre-game “Walk of Champions” through throngs of cheering fans one more time.
Alabama officially unveiled a new sign bearing the new name “Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium” hours before the fourth-ranked Tide hosted South Florida, with an on-field celebration following at halftime surrounded by his family with ovations and fans chanting his name. “But I want this legacy to represent every player who played, who worked hard, every coach who helped those players develop, our administration who set a foundation where we had a chance to be successful.”Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban speaks as the University of Alabama honors him with a stadium renaming, before an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama’s football stadium will now be known as Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Saban now works for ESPN and holds an office at the stadium, where he had previously been honored with a statue. He was replaced by former Washington coach Kalen DeBoer.
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