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It is time for a new regime to take the reigns in Tuscaloosa, with Nick Saban set to retire as the Alabama football coach after 17 years of leading the Crimson Tide.
The news surfaced on Wednesday afternoon, and immediately sparked speculation about who could be Saban’s replacement.
Of course, for years there has been speculation that Clemson’s Dabo Swinney could be next in line for Alabama once Saban moved on. Unsurprisingly, he is among the favorites to land the job, but after a lackluster season for the Tigers, Swinney is not the favorite.
That honor, in the eyes of the oddsmakers, belongs to Oregon head coach Dan Lanning.
Before taking over at Oregon in 2022, Lanning was the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the vaunted Georgia Bulldogs. In Lanning’s final year at Georgia, the Bulldogs finished the regular season undefeated and went on to beat the Crimson Tide in the national championship game.
Lanning served as a graduate assistant at Alabama in 2015 — where the Crimson Tide defeated Clemson in the national championship game.
Other favorites for the job include Lane Kiffin, Deion Sanders, and Washington’s Kalen DeBoer.
Who else could be in the mix?
A full look at the odds of becoming the next Alabama football coach can be seen below, via SportsBetting.ag.
Next Alabama Head Coach Odds
- Dan Lanning 3/1
- Dabo Swinney 4/1
- Lane Kiffin 5/1
- Deion Sanders 6/1
- Kalen DeBoer 6/1
- Pat Shurmur 9/1
- Urban Meyer 10/1
- Billy Napier 14/1
- Derek Dooley 14/1
- Mike Norvell 16/1
- Ryan Day 20/1
- DeMeco Ryans 22/1
- Marcus Freeman 22/1
- James Franklin 25/1
- Sherrone Moore 25/1
- Mike Shula 28/1
- Steve Sarkisian 35/1
- Will Muschamp 40/1
- Mario Cristobal 50/1
- Mike Vrabel 50/1
- Dan Quinn 66/1
- Brian Daboll 75/1
- Butch Jones 75/1
- Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 75/1
- Major Applewhite 75/1
- Tommy Rees 75/1
- Bill Belichick 80/1
- Bill O’Brien 80/1
- Pete Carroll 80/1
- Adam Gase 100/1
- Greg McElroy 100/1
- Jason Garrett 100/1
- Jim Harbaugh 100/1
- Jimbo Fisher 100/1
- Ken Whisenhunt 100/1
- Kirby Smart 100/1
