Nick Saban will now force Alabama to make the sport's most consequential hire in decades.
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- Nick Saban's career comes to a close after 28 seasons as a college football head coach. Here's a look at the [numbers behind the legend](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRngr5zP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94c3BvcnRzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL2NvbGxlZ2UtZm9vdGJhbGwvbmljay1zYWJhbnMtbGVnZW5kYXJ5LWNvbGxlZ2UtY29hY2hpbmctY2FyZWVyLWJ5LXRoZS1udW1iZXJzP2xpZD15NXJ6bmhvbjJhbDgmY21waWQ9b3JnPVNwb3J0czo6YWc9b3duZWQ6Om1jPWVtYWlsOjpzcmM9ZW1haWw6OmNtcD1BMTRfU3BvcnRzX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ2FtcGFpZ25fRW1haWxfSW5zaWRlcl9DdXN0b21fUmVjdXJyaW5nXzIwMjQwMTExVwNzcGNCCmWeczmgZS1uS6VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAD0g~~).
- With a top-notch facility and an owner willing to spend, the Seattle Seahawks have [one of the best coaching vacancies](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRngr5zP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm94c3BvcnRzLmNvbS9zdG9yaWVzL25mbC93aG8tcmVwbGFjZXMtcG9zaXRpdmUtcGV0ZS1jYXJyb2xsLWFmdGVyLWhpcy1hbWF6aW5nLXJ1bi13aXRoLXNlYWhhd2tzP2xpZD1hMDM3YXgyeThqNWImY21waWQ9b3JnPVNwb3J0czo6YWc9b3duZWQ6Om1jPWVtYWlsOjpzcmM9ZW1haWw6OmNtcD1BMTRfU3BvcnRzX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ2FtcGFpZ25fRW1haWxfSW5zaWRlcl9DdXN0b21fUmVjdXJyaW5nXzIwMjQwMTExVwNzcGNCCmWeczmgZS1uS6VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAD0g~~) on the market, writes Eric Williams.
- This week, Yaron Weitzman takes a look at [two players thriving](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRngr5zP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZveHNwb3J0cy5jb20vc3Rvcmllcy9uYmEvMy1wb2ludHMtdGhlLWhhcnQtb2YtdGhlLWtuaWNrcy10aGUtbmV3LWltbWFudWVsLXF1aWNrbGV5LWFuZC10aGUtZGlyZWN0aW9ubGVzcy1uZXRzP2xpZD1uZzRqcDJnY2N3aDYmY21waWQ9b3JnPVNwb3J0czo6YWc9b3duZWQ6Om1jPWVtYWlsOjpzcmM9ZW1haWw6OmNtcD1BMTRfU3BvcnRzX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ2FtcGFpZ25fRW1haWxfSW5zaWRlcl9DdXN0b21fUmVjdXJyaW5nXzIwMjQwMTExVwNzcGNCCmWeczmgZS1uS6VSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAD0g~~) for teams that have already made trades, and one on a team that needs to make some moves of its own. 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