It’s been one year, 10 months, and 21 days since the GOAT, Nick Saban, walked away from the Alabama Crimson Tide on January 10, 2024. Yet the ripple effects still won’t quit. This time, his name resurfaced after Kentucky Wildcats stunned the college football world by firing Mark Stoops. This prompted David Pollack to drag Saban into the chaos while breaking down the sport’s new reality.

“You can be the best coach in the world. There’s a reason Nick Saban got out,” said Pollack on the December 1st episode of the See Ball Get Ball podcast on how Kentucky got rid of their winningest coach.

After 13 seasons, Kentucky has officially closed the Mark Stoops chapter. A 5-7 stumble, another missed bowl, and a costly loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores pushed the Wildcats to hit reset.

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