Nick Saban shared his biggest regret recently during an appearance on “The Pivot” podcast, and it would’ve changed the college football landscape for years. “When I left LSU that was probably professionally the biggest mistake that I ever made,” he admitted.

Upon retiring, Saban walked away with 11 SEC Championships, having over 160 players drafted to the NFL and won seven titles. His career is now the pinnacle of the sport, and people will chase after his records like he chased after Bear Bryant.

Nick Saban shared the one regret he has in the aftermath of his legendary coaching career, and it has everything to do with the SEC.

On former Tiger Ryan Clark’s “The Pivot” podcast, Saban said leaving LSU was “the biggest mistake I ever made,” throughout his storied career. “I found out in that experience that I like coaching in college better because you can develop players personally, academically, athletically, and all that a little more than in pro ball,” Saban said.

The nerves never went away for Nick Saban. During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Monday, the former Alabama head coach pulled back the curtain on the anxiety he’d feel before taking the field with his team.

Nick Saban left an incredible legacy at Alabama after building one of the greatest dynasties in modern college football history. None of that would have happened if Saban chose to stay at LSU, and he admits that leaving Baton Rouge for the Miami Dolphins is his biggest professional regret.

Nick Saban said on The Pivot Podcast that if he had to choose today, he'd prefer to coach in the NFL over college football because of the sport's

It's hard to imagine that one of the greatest coaches in college football history has many regrets. But according to Nick Saban, there's one big mistake in his career that still bothers him. During a recent appearance on "The Pivot" with former player Ryan Clark,