Larry Brown Sports · Jul 23, 2015
Texas AD Steve Patterson: We never made an offer to Nick Saban
Nick Saban AlabamaAbout two years ago, Nick Saban reportedly gave serious thought to coaching at Texas before signing a lucrative extension with Alabama. What was the offer from the Longhorns that had him thinking?
According to Texas athletic director Steve Patterson, there wasn’t one.
In a new book about Saban titled “Saban: The Making of a Coach,” Patterson admits that he spoke to Saban’s agent Jimmy Sexton but says a formal offer was never made. Patterson said he did not want to be used as leverage if Saban was simply trying to get more money from Alabama.