Alabama coach Nick Saban dismisses UCF’s ‘self-proclaimed’ title
UCF gave itself a parade and its players national championship rings to recognize its undefeated season, but Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn’t have much use for the Knights’ claims.
“I guess anybody has the prerogative to claim anything. But self-proclaimed is not the same as actually earning it,” Saban told USA Today in a story published Tuesday. “And there’s probably a significant number of people who don’t respect people who make self-proclaimed sort of accolades for themselves.” More