Saban's wife, Miss Terry, was a rock for the legendary coach throughout his football career and McAfee highlighted how the impact she had on his retirement decision is clear for all to see

Nick Saban left an incredible legacy at Alabama after building one of the greatest dynasties in modern college football history. None of that would have happened if Saban chose to stay at LSU, and he admits that leaving Baton Rouge for the Miami Dolphins is his biggest professional regret.

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Nick Saban acknowledges leaving LSU to coach the Miami Dolphins was the biggest mistake of his coaching career.

Saban coached at LSU for five seasons and brought a national championship to Baton Rouge in 2003 before heading to the Miami Dolphins two years later. However, Saban revealed on Ryan Clark's 'The Pivot Podcast' that leaving LSU was "professionally, the biggest mistake I ever made."

Nick Saban, the greatest college football coach of all time, didn't always make the right decisions. In fact, in an interview on Ryan Clark's podcast The Pivot,

Nick Saban elaborated on what his biggest mistake was in his coaching career was, and that was leaving LSU football.

On former Tiger Ryan Clark’s “The Pivot” podcast, Saban said leaving LSU was “the biggest mistake I ever made,” throughout his storied career. “I found out in that experience that I like coaching in college better because you can develop players personally, academically, athletically, and all that a little more than in pro ball,” Saban said.

It was the Miami Dolphins and the New Orleans Saints. “And I’d gone to Miami and had an unbelievable visit. Nick Saban was the head coach there, believe it or not, before he went to Alabama.

It may grind the gears of Dolphins fans, but Alabama faithful should have a ton of love for the Miami-based NFL franchise for leading their coach to their program. Hard to argue with Nick Saban ...

Nick Saban spent two seasons with the Miami Dolphins as their head coach, and it’s often looked back on as a disappointing tenure, and a blight on an otherwise generational coaching record ...

Nick Saban left an incredible legacy at Alabama ... and he admits that leaving Baton Rouge for the Miami Dolphins is his biggest professional regret. Saban joined "The Pivot" with former LSU ...