A year after retirement Nick Saban is headed to the College Football Hall of Fame as part of a class of 22 to be enshrined at a ceremony in Las Vegas in December. A seven-time national title winner, Saban retired from Alabama last January and was eligible for immediate induction in the Hall of Fame because he meets the age requirement (over 70).

Nick Saban will be inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame. This is not news to anyone who has paid attention to college football over the last 20 years, but it came as a delightful surprise to Saban on Friday night when he learned his induction will take place in 2025.

In a recent press interview as reported by PEOPLE, Oklahoma native Josh Jacobs—former Alabama running back who now plays for the Green Bay Packers—told reporters that Coach Saban made all of his freshmen players take one specific course.

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is grateful to legendary NFL and NCAA coach Nick Saban for preparing him for a professional career on and off the field. Saban required Alabama freshmen players,

After 50 years of coaching, college football legend and Marion County native Nick Saban will soon have his name enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Michael Vick and Michael Strahan headline the 22-member College Football Hall of Fame 2025 class

ATLANTA (WBOY) — After 50 years of coaching, college football legend and Marion County native Nick ... Saban’s career as a coach took him to multiple different places, including West Virginia ...