In the hours preceding Ohio State's eventual national championship victory, it was hard not to be transfixed watching a 6-foot-1 freshman quarterback throw the ball. Spend a minute watching Julian Sayin throw the ball and you understand why he was ranked the No.

Coming off a national championship win over Notre Dame last Monday, the Buckeyes are feeling themselves, but the feeling couldn’t have been any more different nearly two months ago when Ryan Day, the Buckeyes’ often-criticized head coach, was nearly run out of town.

Nick Saban’s on-field accomplishments as a football coach are unrivaled, but he’s more proud of his impact on the character of his players throughout his legendary career. During an appearance on The Pivot Podcast,

The Ohio State Buckeyes suffered a major loss on Sunday with defensive coordinator Jim Knowles opting to leave Columbus to take the same position at Penn State.

Nick Saban is more than just a celebrated sports figure — he’s also a proud father to two adult kids: Nicholas and Kristen. The longtime and now-retired University of Alabama football coach married his wife Terry on Dec. 18, 1971. During their early years of marriage, the couple welcomed their children, Nicholas and Kristen, via adoption.

Even before trading his coaching whistle for a microphone on ESPN’s College GameDay, Nick Saban was already considered “the G.O.A.T.” — the greatest of all-time — by many college football fans, and not just those located in Tuscaloosa.

Saban coached at LSU for five seasons and brought a national championship to Baton Rouge in 2003 before heading to the Miami Dolphins two years later. However, Saban revealed on Ryan Clark's 'The Pivot Podcast' that leaving LSU was "professionally, the biggest mistake I ever made."

Henry, who remains one of the best running backs in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens, played under legendary coach Nick Saban with the Crimson Tide. Saban, who joined The Pivot Podcast this week with Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor, told a great story about Henry as a pass blocker when he first got to Alabama.

Nick Saban shared his biggest regret recently during an appearance on “The Pivot” podcast, and it would’ve changed the college football landscape for years. “When I left LSU that was probably professionally the biggest mistake that I ever made,” he admitted.

Channing Crowder reminded Nick Saban of a moment the 2 shared when Crowder was playing for Saban with the Miami Dolphins.

Nick Saban shared the one regret he has in the aftermath of his legendary coaching career, and it has everything to do with the SEC.

Ex-Alabama football coach Nick Saban was asked to name his favorite UA player to coach. But over 17 years, one wasn't enough, so he named these five.