Now that Nick Saban has announced his intentions about his coaching career, Fox Sports’ Colin Cowherd now has to eat his words.
Cowherd has been spreading the rumor that he thought the Cleveland Browns were going to pursue Saban for their head coaching position next year and would draft Arch Manning from Texas as their QB.
When Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian appeared on “The Herd,” he couldn’t help but take a few jabs at Cowherd’s wild theories about Saban.
“You already have him in Cleveland!” Sarkisian said. “I heard you yesterday, you already have him in Cleveland, he’s coaching Arch. I only have Arch for one year? Shoot, I thought I was going to have him for two.”
When asked if he thought Saban would eventually return, Sark said he didn’t think so.
“I don’t know. Hey, he is a great coach and I loved my time working for Nick,” Sarkisian said of Saban returning to coaching. “I mean, he really is a fantastic coach. I think he feels really comfortable to me. He’s really good on TV, I think he enjoys what he gets to do. He’s playing a ton of golf, which he loves doing. I’m sure Miss Terry loves having him at home. So I don’t know. That’s obviously a personal thing as he grows.”
Cowherd’s theory was based on nothing but his own thoughts about the situation. There was no proof or officials from the Browns telling Cowherd that they even had interest in Saban or Manning.
It just looks like Cowherd was throwing theories out there and seeing what would stick, and with all the rumors out there about Saban, this one had to be the wildest and the furthest from the truth.
The only thing going in Cowherd’s favor is that Saban hasn’t completely ruled out returning, but the odds at this point may be slim.
