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Andrew Joseph

College football fans were thrilled that Nick Saban will be joining ESPN’s College GameDay in 2024

Nick Saban’s retirement after 17 years at Alabama came as a huge shock to much of the college football world. But it turns out that we’re still going to see plenty of Saban on Saturdays.

In a statement that seemed inevitable, ESPN announced Wednesday that Saban would be joining the College GameDay crew as an analyst alongside Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Lee Corso and Pat McAfee. Rece Davis will remain the host of ESPN’s famed pregame show.

From the moment Saban announced his retirement, it seemed obvious that he was going to make a move to TV. It was only a matter of if Saban would take some time off before jumping into a broadcasting role, but the seven-time champion appears ready to go for this upcoming season.

Saban has made guest appearances with GameDay in the past and was generally well received. College football fans were also pleased with the addition.

This was how Twitter reacted

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