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Chris Lowe, ESPN Senior Writer
The University of Alabama plans to honor former coach Nick Saban by naming its football stadium at Bryant-Denny Stadium, sources told ESPN.
A meeting of the Alabama System Board of Trustees is scheduled for Friday, and on the agenda is “consideration of a proposal to approve a naming convention at UA’s Bryant-Denny Stadium.” A ceremony to dedicate the new field is expected to be held on Sept. 7 in conjunction with the South Florida game.
Saban, who retired in January, won six national championships in 17 seasons at Alabama. He was 108-9 as the Crimson Tide’s coach and won 21 straight in Tuscaloosa before losing to Texas in Week 2 last season. In his final eight seasons as coach, Saban’s only SEC home loss was to LSU in 2019, and that LSU team went 15-0 and won the national championship.
Saban now serves as a college football analyst for ESPN. A statue of him has already been erected just outside the stadium on the Walk of Champions, along with Alabama’s other national championship-winning coaches.
TideIllustrated.com first broke news of Alabama’s plans to honor Saban on Thursday.
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