Coaching Tree
Over the years, former assistant coaches under Saban have gone on to take head coaching position at FBS schools. Most notably from Saban's LSU tenure are Jimbo Fisher, Will Muschamp, Mike Haywood and Derek Dooley. Bobby Williams, current assistant coach at Alabama took over at Michigan State after Saban left for LSU. Another assistant from his time at Michigan State University, Mark Dantonio, is currently MSU's Head Coach. Jim McElwain, Saban's offensive coordinator at Alabama from 2008 through 2011, was named head coach at Colorado State University on December 13, 2011.
Saban himself is from the Bill Belichick coaching tree, having worked as his defensive coordinator during Belichick's Cleveland tenure.
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