Alabama football coach, Nick Saban was not pleased with how many commits were lost at the end of the 2018 recruiting cycle. In February 2018, three Crimson Tide commits unexpectedly flipped to other schools. The flips left holes in an otherwise solid class.
Always anxious to predict an Alabama football or Nick Saban demise, a chorus across the college football world claimed Nick, the ‘Recruiting King’ was no more. Did Nick and the Crimson Tide get dinged last February? Yes, but it was a glancing blow and certainly not lethal.
What Nick Saban did in response was what he has done for decades.