Nick Saban named a finalist for 2021 Eddie Robinson Award

Nick Saban and his Alabama Crimson Tide football team accomplished a feat thought impossible by many media pundits. They beat the then-No. 1 team in the country, the Georgia Bulldogs, by a score of 41-24.

This resulted in the Crimson Tide earning the SEC Championship for the 29th time in program history and winning its tenth SEC Championship Game since the game was first played in 1992.

The confetti fell, and once again Saban was on top of the SEC.

After a 12-1 season, the Crimson Tide has reached the College Football Playoff for the seventh time in what many considered to be a down year for Alabama.

This accomplishment alone is enough to consider Saban for every coaching award this season.

The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced on Tuesday afternoon that Saban would be a finalist for the 2021 Eddie Robinson Award.

A two-time winner and eight-time finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, Saban is joined by: Blake Anderson (Utah State), Dave Aranda (Baylor), Luke Fickell (Cincinnati), Thomas Hammock (NIU), Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), Billy Napier (Louisiana), Pat Narduzzi (Pittsburgh), Kalani Sitake (BYU), Kirby Smart (Georgia), Jeff Traylor (UTSA), Mel Tucker (Michigan State) and Kyle Whittingham (Utah).

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