How Nick Saban recruited another incredible class to Alabama | College Football Live

Tom Luginbill, Craig Haubert and Greg McElroy discuss how Nick Saban continues to add impressive high school prospects to his roster year after year. The crew also reacts to safety Terrion Arnold signing with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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[@godson30032]

Alabama has sustained success Alabama is a pipeline to the NFL and Alabama is the king of college football under Nick Saban.

[@jserv9421]

enjoy it while you can, once he retires, it may never be the same again

[@maribtw8275]

@@jserv9421 may never be the same??? They collecting more and more nfl coaches I’m a Michigan fan but Alabama is a straight line to the nfl nick saban is like thanks right now

[@zachharrelson9971]

@@jserv9421 alabama had success before bryant, and then he came. He built a dynasty, and more championships followed after he left. Same will happen after saban. Alabama is going to forever be the college football school with the most championships

[@somethingserious4090]

@@jserv9421 Who says??.. Oh someone from another fan base??... LOL... But hey maybe you're right. Maybe Saban's era will mean the last of dominant coaches to take over at BAMA. I mean after all folks said we'd never get another "BEAR" either, LOL... But chances are lightning never strikes the same spot twice, right? well it did...

[@godson30032]

All Nick Saban has to do to recruit is say Hi I'm Nick Saban.

[@jeremycremeans1854]

I know right!

[@dnews9519]

Wrong. You have no idea the incredible and in depth format that involves recruiting at Alabama. Four or five different evaluators have to sign off on a recruit before Nick Saban will even start the recruiting process. Alabama doesn't have a lot of players arrested for a reason.

[@ChipBailey]

A huge amount of work went into getting to this point

[@bfyrestone3059]

Craziest stat that I saw was that, if you’ve played at least 3 years at bama you have at least one ring since 2011

[@Legendary_UA]

@@bfyrestone3059 2009

[@chrislane5145]

An 18 year old recruit was 6 years old when Alabama beat Texas in 2009 for the national championship. Alabama is 170 - 23 under Saban. 6 of the 23 games he lost were in his first year. In 14 years Alabama has lost 2 games or less 12 times. EVERY player that has signed with Alabama since 2006 and stayed 3 years have won at least 1 National Championship. These recruits do not remember a time when Alabama was not winning national championships.

[@battles423]

I like the facts. My Tennessee Vols beat Alabama in 2006. Which was the last time the Vols have won that game. 14 years is ridiculous.

[@billy7448]

@@battles423 can you believe that last win by the Vols happened before the first iPhone came out?

[@espritdecorps5110]

Those are excellent points. I just think that regardless of people liking Alabama or not what Saban has been able to accomplish with that program and with the players that go there even with position coaches and coordinators leaving every year or every other year is amazing. This type of dominance is not supposed to happen in college football anymore. Not with media and conference networks. Not with national recruiting being "even". This is crazy and I don't think it is unrealistic to say that Bama has two more rings in the next four years. One minimum.

[@somethingserious4090]

@@billy7448 Ok Billy, you're not helping the Vol's fans... LMAO!!

[@jingqi9106]

"When you come to Alabama you will have the chance to play for the National Championship ever year." 💪

[@RepublicConstitution]

I love hearing Arnold give praise to God 🙏

[@Freegrace22]

Can I tell you all a story about being recruited by Nick Saban! My nephew is a freshman on this years’ team! I took him to a recruiting trip at Alabama , we live in Georgia btw! Born and raised in Alabama and being a Tide fan all my life my nephew decided he would be a Bulldawg but we let him know we down with whatever he chose( we all cried inside though) when Nick Saban spoke to him about his possiblities outside of football 🏈 he got inspired and saw himself as more than a football player! He’s not intimidating in person , he’s just a great coach with great standards. Needless to say he flipped like a pancake! At Georgia recruitment all Kirby talked about was Nick Saban 😂!!My nephew got 3 rings in his freshman year Roll Tide!

[@majikk9123]

I've been a Bama fan since 81' and just seeing this run is unbelievable!? Your nephew having 3 rings in college is ridiculous if you stop and think about it!?In our lifetime we get to see this machine go, absolutely crazy! RTR!

[@StuUngar]

Your nephew?

[@tgtg7182]

MSZ BO , what did Kirby say about Alabama ?

[@somethingserious4090]

Tell your Nephew.. "Well Done Grasshopper... LOL

[@a1lewis4]

We’ll look back 20-25 years from now and remember how much of a GOAT Saban was

[@fitfogey]

Haters: “Ohhh they got Saban recruiting on undercover video.” Saban: “This is why you should play here. Fact 1, fact 2, fact 3, etc. etc.” Haters:

[@LHOwnsYhu]

Fr

[@jjohnson9750]

Congratulations TA..Stay humble and hungry. Welcome to the Crimson Tide family.

[@boondoggle4230]

well the first step is, well, being alabama is a solid step

[@enniswhalen2428]

@ bD - Hey, Coach Saban earned EVERY inch of it . . . .

[@bfg5291]

Easy to say that now, but you must not remember alabama from when gene stallings left until nick got there. For about 15 years, we sucked bad... Had some stud players, (shaun alexander for example), but terrible coaches. (Dubose, price, franchionne, shula).... Alabama had fallen completely off, saban brought us back.

[@glockman9c]

@@bfg5291 - We still won a Natty in almost every decade. Not too many teams (if any) can say that! RTR!

[@davidcole2337]

I remember back in 2007 when we got a 4-Star I was so excited. We technically had 9 - 5-Stars over 3 Recruiting Sites... That is just crazy..

[@notjmlowe]

ROLL TIDE.. Automatic reload

[@stancain152]

Welcome you and your family to the Tide family.. BE GREAT YOUNG MAN!!

[@Dhawkman341]

What makes Nick Saban great is he develops all his players and coaches them like starters. That’s how he’s able to get 3 star Guys like Josh Jacobs and help them reach their full potential. Or a walk on like Levi Wallace and help him become the best corner in the country both those guys are now not only starting in the NFL they’re thriving! That’s the Saban effect.

[@blonded0532]

Here’s hopin for 4 more nattys!

[@vinpin777]

Congrats young man, humble and thankful.... will fit in perfectly with our culture. Glorly to God. Good luck cant wait to see you put in the work. ROLL TIDE

[@Da-Boo33]

Keep up the good work Coach n coaches bsafe god bless Alabama rolltide

[@brianroiger3665]

It's simple Nick Saban is the greatest teacher at any college in America and these guys who come and play for him know it.

[@faydenereed4056]

He’s a good person and a great football Coach!

[@christopherthames6120]

The window to beat Bama is this coming year with Bryce being young, kinda new o line, receivers have bigger roles, and a defense that is getting better but not quite elite yet. If a team doesn’t beat them this year there not winning the next 3 or 4 years.

[@laynebrock]

Yup our weakest class in the saban era are gonna be seniors and our best class ever is leaving as well as some talented juniors. Hopefully a lot of older guys stick around with that extra year of eligibility cause we’re gonna need leadership for the talent coming in. Might be the greatest Offensive line ever in a year or 2 tho

[@carterschell3792]

Exactly, they better try to get it in now, because once all these freshmen and sophomores get going it’s over

[@christopherthames6120]

@@carterschell3792 Worst part is I can’t point to any other team and say that team can challenge Bama this year. Smh, I don’t blame the haters one bit lol

[@keithlott5146]

@@christopherthames6120 next season, alabama will have the best OL, LB and DB units in college football. mathis will be a stud on DL, metchie will be insane at WR and the team may run more if Robinson returns with the other speed backs. Bama will score 39 ppg and struggle in one game and lose another. Then WIN SEC title, and face Clemson is semi finals and the winner of georgia vs Ohio State for the tiltle.

[@christopherthames6120]

@@keithlott5146 nice prediction even though I don’t see them averaging 39 ppg, Brian Robinson ain’t Najee. I’ll give you the db part cause Malachi Moore, Josh Jobe, Daniel Wright, Jordan Battle, plus the others coming in will make this a great secondary. We gone have to replace 3 starters on the O-line so idk there, we have great freshman coming in but there are inexperienced. High school is wayyyy different than playing in the SEC. LB group idk what Jaylen Moody is gone bring. I know Christian Harris gone do his thing but he gone need a partner to replace Dylan Moses. So Secondary will be the best and O line and LB are iffy.

[@davidcole2337]

Smart Man he will be a great Fit in Bama Defense.. He is very Versatile.

[@joeblow2069]

The sickest recruiting class of all time!

[@johnbarnett2316]

Welcome young man

[@lynnd6305]

I am glad I didn't click off the video after that first clown spoke. I enjoyed hearing Terrion!!!!!

[@davidwelch7717]

Impressive young man...

[@sbolden123]

Schools(currently successful) like Alabama recruit itself 😜💯🤷‍♂️..

[@savagesouth1806]

Kinda. Wasn’t like that for 20+years before Saban. He woke up a sleeping giant

[@gabrielrtr505]

Dennis Francione, Mike Dubose, Mike Shula and Mike Price would wholeheartedly disagree

[@sbolden123]

@@gabrielrtr505 successful schools like Alabama (currently) recruit themselves

[@gabrielrtr505]

@@sbolden123 Not really....Saban recruits Alabama. Nobody was beating down the door to come here when the aforementioned coaches were running the show. Now, what Saban has built will likely continue to draw recruits after he is gone....but it won't last without the right coach to succeed him

[@Jeremy-pb5xk]

But most have drop off years like lsu this past year

[@Teddypain20]

USC won’t do anything with that class as long as Helton is the HC

[@ericc2083]

Yup. Been a fan of SC since '67. I've seen some great and not-so-great coaches there. None, however, were more two-faced, incompetent and gutless than Gomer Helton. Doing less with more!

[@trashedbodomguy]

Helton isn't USC coach

[@trashedbodomguy]

@@ericc2083 South Carolina never had him

[@ericc2083]

@@trashedbodomguy Try again. That school you're referencing in SCAR. I'm talking about the only SC.

[@Teddypain20]

@@trashedbodomguy my bad sir. But yea I was taking about USC (Southern California) I know ppl do call South Carolina the same thing tho

[@troyster28]

RTR!!!!!

[@RepublicConstitution]

RTR!!

[@sbolden123]

Successful programs are pretty much automatic first choice for 4 and 5 star recruits ✊

[@pkelvin91]

Finally ESPN is giving credit to King Saban

[@godexhibits]

Bama playin wit house money, their success speaks for itself

[@traviswilliams1923]

🗣️📢 ROLL TIDE 💪💣💥💯🏆🥂

[@zeerie7521]

This young man gave God the glory. He confessed our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

[@RepublicConstitution]

It's such a beautiful thing to see and hear!

[@kakykall]

I love him already🙏🏽

[@bamafanforlife7837]

AMEN! This young man has already got a solid foundation to stand on and if he continues to trust in our savior, he will forever be blessed. Jesus is the only way.

[@kendrasprinkle4032]

The best reply

[@trashedbodomguy]

The GOAT

[@trevorgarland9695]

Just go ahead and give them the dub.

[@hidek2323]

at 0:56 I thought I had a hair on my screen

[@chrislane5145]

Looking at your thumbnail it is safe to say it didn't come from your head.

[@kendrasprinkle4032]

🐘🐘🐘I did too🤣🤣😑😑

[@malonehardick200]

Those 18 year olds witnessed Saban win 6 championships at Alabama, They see Alabama on TV every Saturday, They seen over 100 ex Bama players become millionaires within 4 years, If your son had a choice to place for Bama or insert school here ______where would you want him to go ?

[@leftcoastkiller1873]

All an Alabama Recruiter has to say is every player that has come to Alabama and stayed 3 yrs. Has won a National Championship you in?

[@battles423]

Tennessee Vols haven’t beat Alabama since 2006. 14 years is ridiculous.

[@thorified7904]

Roll Tide!!

[@johnnyd1391]

Roll Tide

[@CSmoothh]

This is why I don't mind when other colleges pay players to come to their school. Elite talent is too top heavy in college football. Other schools simply can't compete on their name alone. We saw how good Ole Miss was a few years ago when they allegedly did it and they Beat Bama twice

[@glockman9c]

Roll Tide!

[@terencewright9972]

Wendi Nix is a 🦊🦊 DJ Khaled:All I do is win win win no matter what!!

[@devantegatson8482]

Every player to stay for bama 3 years has won at least one championship this is the reason why they come

[@lynnd6305]

Negative recruiting tactics? Why does ESPN let that first guy on the video talk? Roll Tide!

[@diggingmystyle]

Saban: Hi Recruit: I commit Saban: I didn't offer you Recruit: Why are you here? Saban: To see your mom

[@craigodem3815]

To Mal Moore: "Mal, you've hired yourself a horsesh** football coach, but nobody will out-recruit me." Nick Saban, 2007.

[@zeusdeuce7438]

lol Nick never called himself a horsesh** coach. He asked Mal if he thought he got the best coach in America and when Mal replied “yes coach I think I did” coach said “well you didn’t, but you did just hire the best recruiter in the country”.

[@craigodem3815]

@@zeusdeuce7438 sorry. I wasn't there. Just quoting the Birmingham news.

[@zeusdeuce7438]

@@craigodem3815 The story was told in his autobiography, I doubt they butchered it that bad.

[@craigodem3815]

@@zeusdeuce7438 But the Bham news version sounded better... much more quotable. So, I'm sticking with it.

[@larrysmith1568]

Players want to win. Alabama wins.

[@terrillbey9892]

They practice against the best everyday. Their back ups would start anywhere.

[@blakeh561]

aRe wE iN tHe DaBo SwEeNeY eRa???

[@CyCurry33]

Yes

[@carltonatkins2333]

Keep Dreaming 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kakykall]

Dabo is good, but Saban is The Best!!

[@bamafanforlife7837]

Not quite but you can tell he's an Alabama breed because of his success and his character. Alabama folks stand for integrity and compassion and that's why Bama is where champions are made, in every walk of life. RTR

[@trashedbodomguy]

Who?

[@thatboyquan2487]

He just leaving the next coach set when he retire just hope the next coach have the same drive as Saban

[@somethingserious4090]

I honestly think he will take on an administrators roll when he retires from coaching. He's too much of a mentor at heart, too willing to teach and most of all not scared to correct. As a lifelong BAMA fan I can't imagine managing all those egos. He has excellent ability in selling them the future they've envisioned. Just off their own merit, "if you think you're that good and has what it takes to be great, why not play against and with the best." Young male egos just cannot walk away from the challenge...

[@AlphaDwg]

ESPNs rankings are so trash. Terrion Arnold at 147? They should fire whoever does these rankings lol

[@dominiqueeverett5856]

ROLL TIDE

[@kendrickellis8726]

Listen about time he Leaves the next coach will have an Championship team

[@robertmugabe2905]

Why does the SEC always dominate recruiting ?

[@mistanderson]

Because FOOTBALL IS THE SOUTH

[@robertmugabe2905]

@@mistanderson lol , Michigan , Ohio St. , USC , Notre Dame have STRONG football traditions. Saban and coach Day recruit nationally. these facts kill your argument.

[@neilltavernier4586]

Actually, he said he would rather visit in person, but that this kind of recruiting has its place. So, Greg is off somewhat. Luginbarner is hating this, lol.

[@timcastens1150]

Sabins great ok but he's not at vandy, and you've given him everything and more for over 10 years, I would expect nothing less

[@RT22-pb2pp]

He won mattie at lsu when they had not won anything in decades. If he had coached vandy last 14 yrs they would have won a title no doubt. Not as many or as fast but he would have won at least one.

[@jeffyeah4256]

of course when u pay the most u get the most

[@jeffyeah4256]

@Jermaine Jackson no, because ppl with culture and education are indifferent to egghand ball..the obsessed alabaman- with little in the way of culture-- are mono focused on egghand ball. seriously they won't be reading James Joyce anytime soon..

[@kendrasprinkle4032]

@Jermaine Jackson haters!

[@timmytide1]

GMac needs to frign eat something!!

[@jusprazem1]

Based on the states where the recruits are from, Texas and Florida should be competing for a National title every year.

[@mistanderson]

Wont happen because none of those schools in those states cant win constantly like they used to

[@seandunn2062]

They need to open up the “playoffs” to more teams

[@jusprazem1]

@@mistanderson it depends upon the coaches that go to those schools. Alabama use to be an easy homecoming victory not too long ago during my lifetime and I'm 40. Of course I think I'm young 😁😁

[@jusprazem1]

@Jermaine Jackson that proves that when they were there, those teams competed regularly for Championships. Florida and Texas supposedly have more talent in-state than Alabama and Alabama is still dominating. Gotta give the GOAT (Saban) credit.

[@jusprazem1]

@Jermaine Jackson imagine if Nick Saban was head coaching the Longhorns or any of the Florida schools with his recruiting prowess. He would never lose a game. 😳

[@BensonSooner]

A big bag of cash. With contracts the NCAA has looked away on purpose. This run is unbelievable because it is...billion dollar tv contracts will do that

[@rakheem351]

Why does everyone get mad at a person or groups successes and get mad or sure that they are cheating somehow

[@johnnyd1391]

@@rakheem351 Because their team can’t win. So they need to make excuses

[@JTDyer21]

I wish these players were heading to Tennessee Vols. The program is in the toilet and they really need good players. However at this point all I care is the SEC continues to dominate college football and if it means Alabama takes care of business that's fine with me.

[@kendrasprinkle4032]

Yea, and we got Todd watson coming to coach at Alabama! He should have been offered the head coach position at Tenn ! I believe, he would have got yall back on the path !

[@lanceg6828]

Don’t overlook the elephant in the room. Alabama has the most beautiful girls on campus. Shots of the players gorgeous girlfriends on their arms don’t hurt recruiting at all lol.

[@josh1574]

ehh... aj McCarron's tho...

[@mistanderson]

No they dont. Alabama State, Tuskegee, Alabama A&M, Miles yeah

[@dwl3016]

Let ONE PRO TEAM have 5 first picks every year and see who is the wins the super bowl. Nick Saban with the same 2-3-4 star players would have average results.

[@RT22-pb2pp]

But great college coaches get many great recruits it is major part of job. Seems other coaches should do the same, funny they can not lol

[@LeFaisDoDo]

wendy is very unsettling to watch

[@RepublicConstitution]

What? She's gorgeous. Ten years ago, she was by far the hottest sports reporter on TV.

[@trentlomelino]

As an UGA fan 😡

[@brian2440]

Simple all they have to do is say, “the playoff is the only thing that matters and the playoff always takes Alabama”

[@ronniephillips7502]

Alabama has ruined college footballs championship playoffs. It is a Monopoly and the NCAA should put a stop to this..Totally lost interest...

[@mistanderson]

No they havent quit whining

[@seandunn2062]

true

[@johnnyd1391]

So we punish teams for being successful now? lol

[@seandunn2062]

Johnny D not punish, i don’t agree with getting the ncaa involved. but can you see how a small 4 team playoff limits competition?

[@johnnyd1391]

@@seandunn2062 Of course, I always thought it shoulda been 8 teams with top 2 teams getting a bye

[@rcbrannon57]

you cant find someone thats been in football you have to have some woman

[@Rapman21]

It’s a secret? $$$

[@Rapman21]

Jesus bama dude take a joke😂

[@k1ngcast731]

McDonald’s bags

[@wrinkledraisan]

Lol Ohio State's class is better

[@johnnyd1391]

Lol sure it is pal

[@sphhuntsville2525]

@@johnnyd1391 😅😅😅😅

[@elastictowels9659]

Because the recruits lack a personality

[@kakykall]

???

[@elastictowels9659]

@@kakykall wut

[@rakheem351]

@@elastictowels9659 how they lack a personality

[@elastictowels9659]

@@rakheem351 cause all of go to Alabama do somethin new for once

[@rakheem351]

@@elastictowels9659 because they wanna win you can’t get mad at that

[@SenorJuan2023]

uh, it's NOT hard to recruit when you win the national title every other year.

[@sphhuntsville2525]

Always easy huh? Let you fans tell it. Kids want to come because the name Bama means something.

[@SenorJuan2023]

@@sphhuntsville2525 They don't WANT to come to the state of Alabama (I'm from the South and know it's not all that). They just want to win and be prepared for the NFL.

[@tomclarke7560]

Nick left the NFL because he missed recruiting.

[@michaelknight8895]

College football is incredibly unbalanced its becoming trash. At this point the NFL is more competitive.

[@dennisrobison6514]

Winning isn't for everyone

[@mistanderson]

CF always been unbalanced stop it. You got Power 5 Group of 5 FCS kill that noise

[@seandunn2062]

they need to expand the playoff system

[@shutupmanful]

Roll Tide