Nick Saban Reveals How He Got His First Ever Coaching Lesson: “Had to Walk Through the Graveyard to Get to…”

Nick Saban reveals 'first coaching lesson' he received from his high school coach

Nick Saban spoke with the media ahead of the Nick Saban Legacy Award presentation and revealed the ‘first coaching lesson’ he ever received. Saban said that lesson came from his high school coach back when he was just a sophomore quarterback. Here’s how the story goes, per Saban: My first coaching lesson, I learned from my high school coach. I was a sophomore in high school playing quarterback, and we were playing at Mason Town Valley. You had t…

Nick Saban Reveals How He Got His First Ever Coaching Lesson: “Had to Walk Through the Graveyard to Get to…”

Nick Saban is widely regarded as the greatest college football coach ever. Nearly 300 wins in 28 seasons and seven national titles make it a tough argument to fight. Hard to believe, though, that this legendary coach never really pictured himself on the sidelines when he was younger. Still, he says he’ll never forget the very first lesson he was taught about the job. Recently, Saban looked back on that first lesson. At the time, he was still a p…