Coming off a 5-7 record in Year 2 under Hugh Freeze and riding a five-game losing streak in the Iron Bowl, Auburn fans have gotten so desperate that they’ve resorted to Nick Saban fan-fiction to give them hope about the future.
Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy ignited the rumor mill this summer, floating the idea that Nick Saban could be interested in a return to the sidelines. While that doesn’t seem likely for the 73-year-old seven-time national champion, it’s even less likely that his return would be on the other side of the Iron Bowl.
Yet, multiple writers have connected Saban to Auburn, including Hunter Cookston from the Sporting News, who wrote, “The idea of Saban accepting a job at Auburn seems unlikely—but not impossible.