Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is salty about the Crimson Tide’s 27-20 loss to Michigan at the Rose Bowl.
It was an exhilarating walk-off win for the Wolverines in overtime, stuffing Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe with goal-to-go on 4th down. The instant death of Alabama’s season at that moment led to an emotional scene on the Alabama sideline. Heartbreak and frustration. Tears and adrenaline. And for Saban, he didn’t like how Alabama players conducted themselves in the aftermath, both on the field and in the locker room.
Saban says the Rose Bowl loss wasn’t why he retired, but it sounds like some of the circumstances surrounding the loss did factor in.