Should it ever get to that point, Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin knows who he would want to serve as commissioner: Nick Saban. "I think one of the most important things we can do is, let's get a commissioner of college football that is ...

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban got to experience the Rose Bowl in Pasadena twice in his 17 seasons in Tuscaloosa. The first time came at the beginning of the Saban dynasty at Alabama when the Crimson Tide defeated Texas,

Franklin and Kiffin didn’t hesitate to pick Nick Saban as the ideal college football commissioner. It remains to be seen if the former coach would want to take on such a significant role, but Saban would undoubtedly have the backing of some of the top sports head coaches.

That's never been clear until Thursday, when former Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban detailed the year ... Alabama finished outside the College Football Playoff's inaugural 12-team field this season ...

Kalen DeBoer picked up his 3rd Alabama as a 2-score favorite, matching the same number of such losses during Nick Saban's tenure.

Penn State football coach James Franklin says college football needs a commissioner to help fix it. And he's got the man for the job: Nick Saban

The challenges that would await a commissioner would be plentiful in a new era that the NCAA has struggled to navigate.

At Fiesta Bowl media day, the Nittany Lions coach made some recommendations to change college football. Nick Saban was a priority.