Alabama Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian is rumored to be one of the top candidates to replace Mel Tucker as Colorado’s head coach. ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum believes Alabama coach Nick Saban already knows who he’ll target should Sarkisian land at Colorado.
“I think it’s possible… I don’t mean to, look, it’s Monday, mid-February and I’m about to fire, I’m about to make another coaching change here, but I would call Hugh Freeze in three seconds,” Finebaum said during a radio show appearance on Monday. “It’s my opinion, knowing Hugh Freeze, that he would take the job and he would be in better shape as the offensive coordinator getting shown on national television 12, 13, 14, maybe 15 times a year making calls in critical games than the kind of games that Liberty plays.”
“Liberty plays two to three relevant games all year. I thought Hugh did a fantastic job there, in spite of starting the season off having his wisdom teeth pulled on the first two games in whatever chair he was in. I think that would be something that I would do.”
Freeze was in the running for multiple offensive coordinator jobs in the SEC in December 2018 and also reportedly met with Saban in the spring of 2018 to fill an offensive vacancy on staff. That potential move was blocked by SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
Freeze has been very adamant during his time at Liberty that he is a head coach and wants to be a head coach. Would his tune change if his friend Nick Saban offered him a job as Alabama’s OC?
