"This is the most difficult thing for me because getting a very welcome homecoming back here at LSU, having won a championship here at LSU," Saban said. "The biggest difference for me is that I can't get rude against all the players we recruited that are still playing for Alabama, so I've got to go with Alabama."

The annual rivalry game between Alabama and LSU, known commonly as “the First Saturday in November,” could just as easily be called “the Nick Saban Bowl,” with the legendary coach serving as a connective tissue between the two programs he once ...