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Lane Kiffin Jokes Nick Saban Is Never Retiring in Reply to Twitter Question

Former Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin apparently has some inside knowledge about Nick Saban's plans for the future.

Responding to a Twitter question from Ryan Fowler of 102.9 The Game about which current SEC coaches will outlast Saban, Kiffin had this answer:

Kiffin may be on to something, since Saban has always avoided talking about a potential retirement. The 66-year-old told ESPN.com's Chris Low in 2018 no one knows what he's thinking:

"That's what everybody keeps saying, that I'm not going to be doing this for much longer, and all the people who say it have no idea what I'm going to do.