Nick Saban made a joke about himself on GameDay. He said an Alabama Crimson Tide football coach played the now Ohio State quarterback, Julian Sayin, on the Alabama scout team for a year. Saban was talking about himself when he called that coach a "dumbass."
Saban was wrong about Sayin. The 2024 Alabama signee was with the Crimson Tide for about a month as an early enrollee. Sayin practiced with the team during post-season prep. Sayin quickly transferred after Saban's retirement. He did not come close to playing on Alabama's scout team for a season.