Since Greg McElroy dropped the bombshell on Monday that he had heard from someone in the know that legendary Alabama head coach Nick Saban may not be done coaching after all, there's been plenty of speculation on which program or franchise Saban would pop back up at, if he decided to come out of retirement.
All that speculation can now end. Colin Cowherd has it figured out. You can let your brain rest and move on to other things.
On his podcast on Wednesday, Cowherd told his listeners that he was "convinced" that Nick Saban would be the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
Wednesday Herd
— Colin Cowherd (@colincowherd) July 16, 2025
I am convinced Nick Saban is returning to coach in the NFL and it will be with the Dallas Cowboys…@AlbertBreer doesn’t think it’s the craziest idea he’s ever heard https://t.co/IogAj87y0s
Cowherd has no actual inside information here. He's just throwing out a wild guess, one that popped into his head, and it took him little to no time to believe it. He had to take some kind of angle on the Saban thing; it was too big a story for someone with his following to ignore. Finding a way to link the greatest coach in the history of college football to the NFL's most popular franchise? That's SEO 101, baby!
The Cowboys will be entering the 2025 season with a first-year head coach in Brian Schottenheimer, but his hire in the offseason didn't inspire much confidence for the Dallas faithful in the direction of the franchise moving forward. While Saban would undoubtedly be a major upgrade, he'll also turn 75 years old during the next NFL season and might not have Cowboys fans bustling with optimism, either.
The NFL makes the most sense if Saban truly wants to coach again, but he and the Cowboys would be an awkward fit.
Nick Saban will not be the Dallas Cowboys head coach
It's hard to imagine a strong-willed coach like Saban being able to work harmoniously with a control-freak owner like Jerry Jones. Jones wouldn't want to give up the control Saban would require to take this job.
Also, if Saban does return to coaching, as unlikely as that probably is, he can do better than a franchise that feels like it's on the downswing. Dallas is stuck in a tough division where they feel like a distant third-place team, behind the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and a Washington Commanders team that looks to have a superstar at QB in Jayden Daniels.
Saban would likely be looking for an opportunity that gave him a legitimate chance at a Super Bowl. He won't find that in Dallas.