College football season hits a quick full boil on Saturday. Rumors that one of the greatest college football coaches of all time (and a mediocre NFL head coach) will return at some point continue to simmer.

Nick Saban addressed the offseason chatter during a Friday appearance on ESPN with Pat McAfee.

“ That came out of nowhere ,” Saban said. “I mean, Miss Terry said, ‘Where did that come from?’ I mean, she wouldn’t let me do it, number one. I’d never thought about doing it, number two. And I don’t know how somebody could just come up with this out of thin air.”

He still hasn’t given a clear and unequivocal “no.” Along the lines of, you know, “I’m not going to be the Alabama coach.”

Remember the quote that Saban gave to Fox News, just last month, after he was pressed multiple differ

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