Nick Saban has loved his retirement from teaching soccer, however the legendary coach sought a brand new strategy to be invested in competitors and can scratch that itch by changing into a minority proprietor of the Nashville Predators.
The crew introduced on Tuesday that Saban and enterprise accomplice Joe Agresti bought a minority stake within the franchise to affix new majority proprietor Invoice Haslam, whose possession tenure started in full on July 3, 2025. The discharge did not point out how large a stake Saban and Agresti had been taking up, however Saban launched a press release noting his pleasure to affix the franchise.
“Though I’m now retired as a coach, I nonetheless possess a aggressive nature and an incredible ardour for sports activities,” Saban mentioned. “Being concerned in a sports activities crew in Nashville has all the time been a purpose and the chance to accomplice within the Predators with a category act like Invoice Haslam created the proper state of affairs for us. The Preds are an incredible group with a improbable model, and we’re excited to be a part of the long run success of the franchise.”
Saban and Agresti are concerned in a number of enterprise ventures, together with Dream Motor Group, which options 10 automobile dealerships — two of that are situated in Nashville.
Saban stepped down as Alabama’s coach after the 2023 season. Over the course of his legendary profession, he received seven nationwide titles — one at LSU and 6 at Alabama. With the exercise on this 12 months’s faculty teaching carousel, some puzzled if the 74-year-old Saban may get lured again to the sideline, however he is remained steadfast in his determination to stroll away from teaching.
Nevertheless, as famous in his assertion, he wanted to discover a launch for that aggressive fireplace that working as a university soccer analyst on “School GameDay” cannot fairly present. He’ll attempt to scratch that itch by taking stake within the Predators, and we’ll see how hands-on he finally ends up being with the group.
