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No matter where his assistant coaches went while at Alabama<\/a>, former coach Nick Saban always had a watchful eye on his staff members who would sneak out of the office for a round of golf.<\/p>\n

In Tuscaloosa, there were plenty of interesting stories to come out regarding Saban assistants finding time to get out of the office in the offseason.<\/p>\n

College football is finally back after months of NCAA lawsuits, NIL drama and congressional fights<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Whether it was scrambling to get a round of basketball in during their ‘free time’ or trying to decipher which golf course within driving range of Alabama’s campus that Nick Saban was heading to for a round was all part of the game.<\/p>\n

For Ole Miss<\/a> head coach Pete Golding, there was a method to their madness, and it involved getting a tip from whomever Saban was golfing with that day.<\/p>\n

Whichever course Saban went to, the assistants would head to the other one in town. That worked, until the now Rebels coach had a breakdown in communication on where their boss was actually at.<\/p>\n

“There are two courses in Tuscaloosa. You got Indian Hills and you got North River,” Pete Golding explained<\/a>. “I was told that coach Saban was playing North River. So, I got our group together and said ‘hey, let’s go to to Indian Hills’ during the day at like 2 o’clock. Sometimes in the spring after lunch, coach (Saban) would disappear. You wouldn\u2019t know, he didn\u2019t tell ya.<\/p>\n

LANE KIFFIN CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT OLE MISS, EVEN WHILE EXPLAINING WHY HE CHOSE LSU OVER FLORIDA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Well, we’re on 10, which is a Par-3 over the water and sixteen is coming back in this direction. We got Stoops, Sarkisian and Freddie Roach. So, Sark is about to tee-off and we look down on sixteen green, and there’s coach Saban with the Pro at Indian Hills and two of his buddies.”<\/p>\n

Ok, well right then Golding had to know the jig was up.<\/p>\n

The Alabama assistant coach and his co-workers should have probably called it a day. But, given that they were already on the course, and their boss was down the fairway on another hole, the foursome decided to risk it.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this would turn out to be one of the craziest experiences for the assistant coaches, thanks to a shot from now Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian.<\/p>\n

“We’re deciding should we hit or not, and Sark is like we’ll just be quiet and hit,” Golding recalled<\/a>. “He hits like 145 or whatever, with an eight-iron. He hits it, then it hits like one time and goes in the hole. A hole-in-one. It’s like you’re watching a movie in mute. Nobody wants to say anything, because we can’t let Saban know.<\/p>\n

“The pro over there sees it and asks ‘who hit that’. We bee-lined straight for the carts, like nobody else even hits and we’re down there hiding in the woods or whatever.”<\/p>\n

In case you were wondering, it did not take long for coach Nick Saban to find out about the insane hole-in-one from his assistant coach, Steve Sarkisian. If you’ve never been to Tuscaloosa, I promise you that word travels fast, especially on the golf course.<\/p>\n

“We hear about it the next day. He ain’t gonna sit around and come over there and make it awkward.”<\/p>\n

Imagine that. Hitting a fantastic shot, knowing that the strictest coach in college football<\/a> is standing just over on the next green, and you cannot celebrate the shot.<\/p>\n

This actually makes the entire afternoon that much better, at least in my eyes.<\/p>\n

Nick Saban is known<\/a> for being a competitor on the course, so figuring out that Steve Sarkisian drained a hole-in-one while the staff was supposed to be back at the office breaking down film during the spring undoubtedly had the former Alabama coach<\/a> looking for answers.<\/p>\n

And, it wouldn\u2019t take him long to find out who hit the shot.<\/p>\n

I think we’ve all heard the stories of what it was like working for Nick Saban as an assistant coach at any one of his stops as a head coach.<\/p>\n

But, deciding to still move forward with their round of golf knowing the boss would find out at some point took fortitude.<\/p>\n

Now, imagine the other stories that could be told from Saban’s time at Alabama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/nick-sabans-assistants-system-sneaking-golf-courses-backfired <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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