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Alabama football recruits react to Nick Saban's retirement: 'Wow'

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban celebrates after beating the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 CFP national championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Longtime Alabama football coach Nick Saban shocked the nation when he announced his retirement Wednesday after 17 seasons with the Crimson Tide and six national championships.

See how Alabama football commits and recruits are reacting to the news on social media:

2024 five-star WR Ryan Williams decommits from Alabama

2024 four-star S Rydarrius Morgan, early enrollee

2024 four-star OL Casey Poe, early enrollee

2025 four-star DE Zion Grady

2025 four-star OL Mason Short

2025 four-star OL Dontrell Glover

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This story will be updated.

Anna Snyder covers high school sports and University of Alabama recruiting for The Tuscaloosa News. Reach her at asnyder@gannett.com. Follow her on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, @annaesnyder2

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Nick Saban retires: How Alabama football recruits reacted to the news