Nick Saban's rumored return was the talk of SEC media days sparked by a rumor by former Alabama quarterback and current college football analyst Greg McElroy who said "a very much in-the-know person" thinks "Nick Saban is not done coaching."

Former Alabama star safety Caleb Downs knows Nick Saban pretty well, so he has a unique perspective on whether he would return.

Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti spent four years working under Nick Saban at Alabama, and Cignetti doesn't anticipate Saban returning to the sideline.