The 70-year-old head coach of the Crimson Tide, who is about to start his 16th season in that role, stated in February at a high school coaches clinic that he has no intention of retiring anytime soon.
Everyone wants to know when I plan to retire. Retire from what, exactly? said Saban. “I’m about to dive headfirst into an emptied void, but what will I do? Because that’s what motivates me—the very difficulties I discuss and the aspects of our line of work that worry me, both for you and for me, in your game and our game. That’s the reason I wake up each day. I have trouble sleeping at night because of this. Why would you give up on achieving it then? I still don’t know the answer to that one.