Nick Saban helped build LSU football into a 2000s powerhouse. Here are the 10 best players of the Nick Saban era at LSU.

Saban retired in January 2024 and was replaced by Kalen DeBoer at Alabama. This was after a magical run in Tuscaloosa that saw Saban go 206-29 and win six national championships with the Crimson Tide.

"It’d be better for college football if Nick Saban is coaching," Kelly said, according to On3 's Alex Byington. "Period. There’s nobody better to develop players & certainly build championship ...

Saban coached at LSU from 2000-04, leading the Tigers to the 2003 national championship. Email Rashad Milligan at rashad.milligan@theadvocate.com.

"It’d be better for college football if Nick Saban is coaching," Kelly said, according to On3's Alex Byington. "Period. There’s nobody better to develop players & certainly build championship ...