Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban has stayed involved in the game of football since retiring as a head coach. He joined the College GameDay desk and has become a staple in the media, providing his insights. Recently, he told Pat McAfee that a key aspect he looked for in recruiting was whether a player played multiple sports, because each sport requires different skills compared to just football.

Multi-sport athletes are not as common as they once were. Athletes are increasingly specialized in one sport now, but when you find multisport athletes, they usually possess more unique skills, which is why Nick Saban loved recruiting them. He told Pat McAfee on the Friday episode of “The Pat McAfee Show” that playing multiple sports reveals something about a person's competit

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