In September, Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium became the latest Tuscaloosa landmark to bear the Saban family name.

Before the panel made their official predictions for Saturday's slate, they spoke with LSU head coach Brian Kelly. While they were discussing the Alabama-LSU matchup, Saban admitted that Tiger Stadium was the hardest place to play while he was coaching.

If Georgia’s run at three-peat was going to fall short, of course Alabama would do it. Does this put Tide in College Football Playoff?

Nick Saban picked Alabama football to beat LSU on ESPN's 'College GameDay,' in a matchup of programs where he once coached

Even given all the potential conflicts of interest involved, Saban probably could've done a better job making life easier for his successor, Kalen DeBoer. He probably didn't mean to give the Tigers any bulletin-board material ahead of Saturday night's showdown,