As the Crimson Tide has progressed through the season and moved up the rankings, coach Nate Oats is doing his best to combat any type of complacency or overlooking of opponents. So, he has invoked the wisdom of two of the greatest of all time in another sport: Nick Saban and Tom Brady.

A No. 1 ranking should have "zero effect" on Alabama basketball, per Nate Oats. Nick Saban's words are helping the Tide stay in check another week.

Alabama has been a football school for 100 years. Can Nate Oats make it a basketball school, too? Or has he already done it? An in-depth look.

Longtime Alabama football strength coach Scott Cochran spoke of the lessons he learned from Nick Saban, that he'll put to use as head coach at West Alabama.

"Just love, all love," Cochran said. "Come on. I worked for the man 18 years. He is a father figure for me, so I learned everything I have from him." Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Alabama Crimson Tide and NCAA legend Nick Saban issued a bold admission about the debate on the GOAT head coach in college football.