There is a very real possibility that when the new preseason AP Top 25 is unveiled on Aug. 14, ’Bama could be squeezed out of the top-three for the first time since 2009.
Alabama coach Nick Saban has agreed to a three-year contract extension running through the 2028 season. The extension includes $8.425 million in base salary.
No. 1 Alabama is the national champions, by routing No. 3 Ohio State 52-24. Alabama went 13-0. Nick Saban won his seventh national championship and sixth as coach of the Crimson Tide.
Nick Saban remains asymptomatic after testing positive for COVID-19 and won't be allowed to coach Alabama's Crimson Tide against the third rate Georgia Bulldogs.