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A spotlight shines over Death Valley as the LSU Tigers<\/a> search for their next head football coach.<\/p>\n

While an Ed Orgeron reunion hasn\u2019t been ruled out just yet, interim athletic director Verge Ausberry did cross a name off the list.<\/p>\n

Nick Saban was floated as a potential candidate, and it was LSU alumnus and Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O\u2019Neal who stirred the rumor mill after telling Us Weekly<\/a> that he “heard through the grapevine” conversations had been held with Saban about getting him back on a sideline.<\/p>\n

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“That\u2019d be awesome if we can bring Nick back,” O\u2019Neal told the outlet.<\/p>\n

Ausberry, appearing on 104.5 ESPN<\/a>, denied those rumors.<\/p>\n

“Nick Saban and I have a standing conversation probably every two or three weeks,” he said. “We\u2019re good friends, first of all. He\u2019s a person I admire a lot. Nick Saban was joking. No way he\u2019s coming back to football, OK? Miss Terry\u2019s not going to let him. That\u2019s not going to happen. Let\u2019s get that out of the way soon, because if he was and he was interested, I would drive down there and pick him up right now.”<\/p>\n

EX-LSU COACH ED ORGERON EXPRESSES INTEREST IN RETURNING TO TIGERS AFTER BRIAN KELLY FIRING: \u2018PHONE CALL AWAY\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Saban\u2019s dynasty run with the Alabama Crimson Tide<\/a> gets all the attention, but his first national title came with the Tigers during his stint as head coach from 2000 to 2004. He then left college football for a shot at the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, but after that stint didn\u2019t work out, he landed in Tuscaloosa \u2014 and the rest is history.<\/p>\n

Saban went on to win six national titles with Alabama, building one of the game\u2019s greatest dynasties before his surprise retirement in 2023.<\/p>\n

With all the head coach firings across college football this season \u2014 Penn State<\/a>\u2019s James Franklin was the biggest before the Tigers let Brian Kelly go four years into his 10-year pact with the university \u2014 Saban addressed a potential return to the sport on ESPN\u2019s “College GameDay.”<\/p>\n

“You\u2019ve got all these external factors that are constantly changing,” Saban said about the current college football landscape, which he has been vocal about in the past. “Whether it\u2019s the transfer portal, how much you can pay guys, revenue sharing, what kind of collective do you have? So, traditionally, how have you been able to adapt to that?<\/p>\n

“Some of the traditional jobs, like LSU, that people always looked at as one of the best jobs, have they adapted to all these things like they need to continue to be one of the best jobs in the country?”<\/p>\n

Saban added that he has no plans to return to the sideline ever again.<\/p>\n

Kelly was fired after losing three straight games to ranked opponents following a 5-0 start to the season. He finished his LSU career 34-14, which included just one SEC Championship Game appearance. He was also unable to get the Tigers into the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t just Kelly who was out the door in Baton Rouge, as athletic director Scott Woodward was also pushed out, though he formally resigned. He had fallen out of favor with LSU stakeholders, including Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who publicly said Woodward wouldn\u2019t be choosing the next head football coach.<\/p>\n

With Saban\u2019s name out of the mix, Tigers supporters and the rest of the college football world will continue to wait to see what LSU does with its vacancy \u2014 just like other programs across the country.<\/p>\n

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