"This is the most difficult thing for me because getting a very welcome homecoming back here at LSU, having won a championship here at LSU," Saban said. "The biggest difference for me is that I can't get rude against all the players we recruited that are still playing for Alabama, so I've got to go with Alabama."

Nick Saban wrote some checks that his successor Kalen DeBoer will now have to cash, as the legendary coach admitted that he still roots for LSU — except, of course, when the Tigers play Alabama.