Longtime Alabama football strength coach Scott Cochran spoke of the lessons he learned from Nick Saban, that he'll put to use as head coach at West Alabama.

"Just love, all love," Cochran said. "Come on. I worked for the man 18 years. He is a father figure for me, so I learned everything I have from him." Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Alabama football standard was clear in the Nick Saban era. A year after Saban retired, how does it look under Kalen DeBoer?

One year to the day of retiring his post from Alabama football, coach Nick Saban was announced as the newest inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. Saban was named as the first inductee of the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame class during ESPN's "College GameDay" before the College Football Playoff semifinal between Ohio State and Texas.

As Cochran spoke of the future, of what he plans to do with West Alabama football as its head coach, he was asked about the current state of the Crimson Tide, about Kalen DeBoer and what he's done at Alabama. Cochran said he honestly doesn't know much.

Scott Cochran is back in college football, taking the head coaching position at West Alabama after stints with LSU, Alabama and Georgia.