Nick Saban's retirement as Alabama's head football coach had a major chain reaction that led to many talented players hitting the transfer portal last January. One star defection opened up about that choice on Saturday.

For Georgia native and former star Alabama safety Caleb Downs, Monday night's national title game in Atlanta is a big one. Just days before playing Notre Dame to cap off his first season as an Ohio State Buckeye, however, he briefly went into some detail on transferring away from the Crimson Tide after Nick Saban's retirement.

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin discussed his brief tenure with Alabama, and leaving after Nick Saban retired and Kalen DeBoer took over.

Paul Finebaum worries about the long-term health of the SEC now that Nick Saban isn't head football coach at Alabama.