What Nick Saban has said about College Football Playoff

2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 6, 2026

Nick Saban, Former Alabama football head coach, has been quoted on College Football Playoff 2 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on October 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Saban argues the playoff needs better strength-of-schedule metrics, citing basketball's tiered system as a better model.
“the metrics for how we determine strength of schedule are is not what it needs to be. And we always just look at how many wins a team has”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #689 - Nick Saban (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 57:50
Saban expresses concern that further playoff expansion could have college players playing too many games.
“There were three or four times where we played 15 games in a season, and I thought that was too many”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #689 - Nick Saban (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:21

#689 - Nick Saban
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Oct 6, 2026 · 1 h 24 min
Nick Saban talks with Theo Von about his marriage, perfectionism, coaching philosophy, retirement from Alabama, NIL-era recruiting, the College Football Playoff, and his ESPN docuseries.