Nick Saban has cemented his status as the greatest college football head coach of the current generation after rewriting the history books during his career on

On former Tiger Ryan Clark’s “The Pivot” podcast, Saban said leaving LSU was “the biggest mistake I ever made,” throughout his storied career. “I found out in that experience that I like coaching in college better because you can develop players personally, academically, athletically, and all that a little more than in pro ball,” Saban said.

Nick Saban has now been retired from coaching the Alabama Crimson Tide for just over a year. In that short time, the sport has evolved dramatically. In fact, college football was already undergoing significant changes just before he decided to hang up his whistle.

Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach of all time. However, if it were up to him, his career would have looked a lot different.

Just over a year ago longtime Alabama head coach Nick Saban made the decision to walk away from the game. After bringing six national titles to the school,

Nick Saban believes the mentality of players has dramatically changed in college football in the age of NIL and the transfer portal. The legendary former

Although Saban categorizes the move as a mistake, he acknowledges that it helped him learn more about himself.

Nick Saban said on The Pivot Podcast that if he had to choose today, he'd prefer to coach in the NFL over college football because of the sport's