Overview
- Saban was enshrined as part of the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 during the National Football Foundation’s 67th Awards Dinner at the Bellagio, with the ceremony carried on ESPN+.
- He closed his college coaching career after the 2023 season with a 297-71-1 record and titles at LSU in 2003 and Alabama in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2020.
- In remarks tied to his upbringing in West Virginia, he emphasized compassion, doing things right the first time, and personal excellence as the foundations of his approach.
- Saban and Urban Meyer delivered the class response, with Saban drawing laughs by recalling a competitiveness test for his daughter’s dates and joking about finally having a car dealership.
- Coverage also highlighted his stops at Toledo, Michigan State, LSU and Alabama, as well as his wide influence on player development, coaching careers and community philanthropy.