Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach of all-time and his documentary is going to be a masterpiece. While his on-field accolades and accomplishments speak for themselves, there is so much that people don’t know about the seven-time national champion that will continue to surface.
Bo Scarbrough’s story about a police chase is the perfect example. The former Alabama running back ran for 1,512 yards and 20 touchdowns on 267 carries in 31 career games over three years, and won two national championships with the Crimson Tide in 2015 and 2017.
Apparently, opposing defenses were not the only thing from which Scarbrough ran. He recently spoke about the time that he, Saban, associate athletic director of sports medicine Jeff Allen, and athletic relations coordinator Cedric Burns evaded the police while driving home from a golf tournament in Birmingham.
Burns was driving and decided to test the limits of Saban’s Mercedes.
As could be expected in that situation, the police pulled out and pulled behind the Mercedes. The lights flashed and they were getting pulled over.
At that point, Nick Saban chimed in. His stance on the situation surprised them all!
Scarbrough couldn’t believe what his head coach just said. It was the response he least expected.
Here is Scarbrough in his own words on The Bama Standard Network:
It is unclear as to whether Allen got on the phone with the local police department and encouraged them to pull back, or if they were aware that it was Saban’s vehicle. Either way, Scarbrough says that Burns kept his foot on the gas until the tailing officer ultimately stopped its pursuit.
The most legendary figure in the modern era of college football was driving back from a charity golf tournament and apparently encouraged his right-hand man to run from police. Wild!