GAINESVILLE — Jim McElwain figured it was just a prank and hung up.
Luckily, Nick Saban hit re-dial.
McElwain still wonders why Saban did and took a chance on McElwain back in 2007, a move that set the stage for a meteoric rise that has reached the University of Florida.
At first McElwain, then the offensive coordinator at Fresno State, did not believe it was Saban on the other end of the phone.
"I actually might have hung up thinking it was one of my buddies busting my chops, not knowing he had a job opening," McElwain said with a laugh.