Bob Stoops' retirement at age 56 on Wednesday sent shock waves around the college football world, but Alabama fans shouldn't worry about Nick Saban making a similar move anytime soon.
The legendary frontman, who is nine years older than Stoops, has often said he will coach as long as he possibly can, and he reiterated that at a golf outing Thursday.
"As long as I feel good, I love doing it," Saban told Aaron Suttles of TideSports.com. "I've said this before. I've been part of a team since I was 9 years old, and it scares me to death to figure what it's going to be like when I'm not part of a team."
Saban recently inked a contract extension that goes through the 2024 season and makes him the highest-paid coach in the country. The 65-year-old's teams have only gotten better over time, losing a combined eight games over the past six seasons.
Many thought longtime defensive coordinator Kirby Smart would eventually be Saban's successor with the Tide in an arrangement similar to the one at Oklahoma, where Lincoln Riley is taking over for Stoops. However, Smart took the Georgia head coaching job prior to the 2016 season.
With no natural replacement in sight and Saban apparently in good health, retirement appears to be well off in the distance for five-time national champion.
