Alabama football fans will have the chance to see the life story of former coach Nick Saban.
ESPN is partnering with Words + Pictures to release “Saban,” a multi-part documentary chronicling “the life, legacy and seminal impact of the most successful college football coach of all time,” according to a release.
A premiere date and episode schedule will be announced at a later date.
“With my coaching days behind me, Ms. Terry and I have been doing a lot of reflection and realized we were ready to tell our story,” Saban said in a statement. “The team at Words + Pictures has encouraged me to really look back not just at my time at Alabama, but every stop along with way ― and not just reflect on what happened but consider the process which made it happen. I interacted with a lot of players and coaches along the way and I’m happy to see that so many of them have contributed to this docuseries. There’s a lot to tell, and I’m excited to share it all.”
The release states that the series will “peel back the curtain on the long closely guarded world of Saban, with hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage from the locker room and practice fields,” along with “behind-the-scenes moments in his career” at Alabama, LSU, the Miami Dolphins and Michigan State.
A College Football Hall of Fame member, Saban led Alabama to six national championships and 201 wins, the second-most wins at a single school in SEC history. Only Bear Bryant had more with 232 wins in 25 seasons.
Saban’s seven national championships — six at Alabama and one at LSU — is more than any coach in the modern college football era.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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