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Saban former assistants in the playoffs

Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:03 am
Posted by genro
Member since Nov 2011
62245 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:03 am
#1 Curt Cignetti
#3 Kirby Smart
#5 Dan Lanning
#6 Lane Kiffin in abstentia
#10 Mario Cristobal

5/12 plus his 2nd year successor at Bama.
Not bad
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
11797 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:08 am to
The greatest coaches spit out other great coaches.
Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
27624 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:25 am to
It's stretching it a little when someone has this resume and only 3 years were spent under Saban

1983–1984 Pittsburgh (GA)
1985 Davidson (QB/WR)
1986–1988 Rice (QB)
1989–1992 Temple (QB)
1993–1999 Pittsburgh (QB/TE)
2000–2006 NC State (QB/TE/RC)
2007–2010 Alabama (WR/RC)
2011–2016 IUP
2017–2018 Elon
2019–2023 James Madison
2024–present Indiana
Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
16113 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:27 am to
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#6 Lane Kiffin


Technically you can put Golding in as a former Saban assistant, but yes Lane is the coach that got them to #6
Posted by LSUbasketballfan
Member since Jan 2021
468 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:30 am to
quote:

It's stretching it a little when someone has this resume and only 3 years were spent under Saban


So do you not consider Lane Kiffin one of Saban’s former assistants either?
Posted by TTsTowel
RIP Bow9den/Coastie
Member since Feb 2010
92645 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 10:36 am to
Coaching trees are so overrated.

Lane Kiffin is more of a Pete Carroll assistant than Nick Saban and everyone knows that.
Posted by SoFlaGuy
Fort Lauderdale
Member since Apr 2020
2419 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 11:56 am to
Brent Key was in for most of the season
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
81673 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:27 pm to
quote:

#3 Kirby Smart
#5 Dan Lanning
#6 Lane Kiffin in abstentia
#10 Mario Cristobal


All on the 2015 Alabama staff
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
34227 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:29 pm to
quote:

The greatest coaches spit out other great coaches.



Vince Lombardi being the exception
Posted by Cleathecat
Houston
Member since Feb 2021
1536 posts
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:33 pm to
Elko worked for Jimbo who worked for Saban. I imagine we could do this all day.
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