Nick Saban makes case for Brian Daboll to fill Penn State’s head coaching vacancy

Penn State parted ways with caput manager James Franklin connected Oct. 12, conscionable 1 time aft Northwestern upset the Nittany Lions.

Franklin has since accepted a occupation astatine Virginia Tech, portion Penn State continues to hunt for idiosyncratic to capable its caput coaching vacancy. Multiple reports person linked Brian Daboll to Penn State. The New York Giants relieved Daboll of his coaching duties earlier this period aft 3 and a fractional seasons.

Amid the chatter, legendary assemblage shot manager Nick Saban threw his enactment down Daboll. Saban said Daboll would beryllium an "outstanding hire" for Penn State.

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New York Giants caput manager Brian Daboll against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field Oct. 26, 2025. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

Saban has familiarity with Daboll's coaching abilities. Daboll worked nether Saban erstwhile helium was Alabama's violative coordinator during the Crimson Tide's tally to the College Football Playoff National Championship successful 2017.

Saban cited the palmy one-year tally helium had with Daboll and besides highlighted Daboll’s different successes arsenic an adjunct manager successful the NFL.

"I emotion Brian. He did a large occupation present with us. Offensive coordinator, we won the title with him calling the plays. He's been to the Super Bowl respective times with [Bill] Belichick, and won," Saban said connected Wednesday during an quality connected ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show."

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Before landing the caput coaching accidental with the Giants, Daboll had adjunct coaching stints with the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.

"I deliberation helium was successful a pugnacious concern with the Giants, but I bash deliberation that he's a precise bully coach. He's a agleam guy. He's a bully recruiter," Saban continued.

"He relates good to the players. He's a bully teacher. He's got a bully violative mind. He'll beryllium capable to enactment a bully unit together. I deliberation that would beryllium an outstanding hire."

Alabama Crimson Tide caput manager Nick Saban earlier the SEC title crippled against the Georgia Bulldogs astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 2, 2023.  (John David Mercer/USA Today Sports)

Earlier this month, The Athletic reported that Daboll was "believed to person interest" successful and "expected to get immoderate consideration" for the shot coaching occupation astatine University Park, Pennsylvania.

The study added that Daboll had received enactment from "some erstwhile NFL players with beardown ties to Penn State."

Alabama caput manager Nick Saban and adjunct manager Brian Daboll during a crippled against the Vanderbilt Commodores Sept. 23, 2017, astatine Commodore Stadium successful Nashville.   (Jamie Gilliam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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After dropping a adjacent crippled to No. 2 Indiana successful Week 11, Penn State has managed to triumph its past 2 games. The Nittany Lions question to New Jersey for a regular-season finale with Rutgers.

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