Nick Saban Being on His Phone During Alabama's Wild Win Over Georgia Led to Jokes

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Alabama jumped out to a huge lead over Georgia on Saturday night and then had to rally in the final minutes to get a wild 41-34 victory at home in what was easily the best college football game of the young season.
Nick Saban was at the game, his first Alabama-Georgia showdown since retiring after last season. The legendary former coach was working the game for ESPN and was able to enjoy the action from a luxury suite at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
ESPN's cameras caught Saban looking at his phone at one point during the game, which led to lots of jokes from college football fans.
Coach Saban texting LMFAO to Kirby pic.twitter.com/HUpEjVeqzK
— Ryan Phillips (@JournoRyan) September 29, 2024
“Congratulations, Kirby. You’ve just been adopted by Kalen DeBoer” https://t.co/2GrlY9q4Pm
— 🅱️🅰️Ⓜ️ (@_bigbam_) September 29, 2024
Coach Saban texting all the recruits about this game : https://t.co/BLPmlG6EXT
— allison alley . (@AllisonAlley18) September 29, 2024
Happy Father’s Day. Rights are being transferred to DeBoer https://t.co/dGqqe0pHvM
— BAMA 4-0; Steelers 3-0 (@JRocc205) September 29, 2024
“Roll tide lil dawg 😝” https://t.co/V12Ei7N36P
— The Jay Agenda (@JayJurden) September 29, 2024
He texted him “I’d have 40 by now” https://t.co/r79ogUugZw
— Derek Lagway Jr Stan Account (@AshGotJuice) September 29, 2024
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