There is no opening for head football coach at Alabama.
Yet, at some point down the road, there will be when Nick Saban decides he has had enough.
Clemson's Dabo Swinney is always an obvious choice when the rumor mill kicks up about who will follow Saban in Tuscaloosa.
Swinney, a former Alabama player and native of Pelham, Alabama, certainly has the background. Add to that the success Clemson has had on the field, he now has a football resume worthy of the expectations in Tuscaloosa.
In the last four weeks, numerous media outlets speculated about Swinney being the logical choice for the hypothetical opening: Yahoo!