Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer needs the rumor of Nick Saban returning to coaching like a drowned man needs a drink. Hugh Freeze needs it even less.

Nick Saban is, according to a notable anonymous source, returning to coaching eventually. If he does, one college insider believes UNC is a great landing spot. Here's why it isn't.

Count Paul Finebaum among the observers who can't accept Nick Saban's retirement. The iconic head coach stepped down after 17 seasons at Alabama, and he quickly found a new gig on "College GameDay." Yet Finebaum is already conjuring scenarios in which Saban returns to a football sideline.

It has been 18 months since Nick Saban announced his retirement from coaching. In that time, he joined ESPN to serve as a TV analyst, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and even had Alabama's field renamed after him.

Nick Saban is arguably the greatest college football coach of all time. He won seven national champinonships -- one with LSU and six with Alabama -- along with being named AP Coach of the Year twice during his long tenure in college.

Nick Saban walked up to Damien Harris right before Alabama football went out for warmups. The Crimson Tide was about to face Tennessee in 2018, and Saban broke the news to his starting running back. We’re going to have to play the other guy today. Your job is just to be a cheerleader.