{"id":265187,"date":"2025-11-01T15:38:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/265187\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T15:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:38:08","slug":"gamedays-nick-saban-mocks-ohio-states-qb-julian-sayins-former-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/265187\/","title":{"rendered":"GameDay\u2019s Nick Saban mocks Ohio State\u2019s QB Julian Sayin\u2019s former coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"F2WXUVXNJBC3DIL7L3OXKIAHOA\">Nick Saban, while breaking down Ohio State\u2019s game with Penn State on Saturday, spoke highly of Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin during ESPN\u2019s College GameDay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3TGMDJZIMZAOFGOQ7FPBYR2SGU\">\u201cJulian Sayin is actually 80 percent completion percentage, leads the nation,\u201d he said. \u201cThis guy is very accurate. He can make all the throws. He has great judgement. He\u2019s got really good receivers to throw the ball to. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7C5I6O3S4VHLTC6BZDRBYLY6AI\">\u201cSometimes the receivers make the quarterback good. Sometimes the quarterback makes the receivers look good. These guys make each other look good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NKMWXG4QGFCUNEL545R6ZAB56Q\">Buckeyes sophomore QB Julian Sayin has three games this season where he has thrown for at least 300 yards, multiple TDs and completed at least 85% of his passes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OP36QYH5RRC7JJDZUBK3GKRATY\">Saban, 74, did want to make a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QJ5QPYUPBNGUBFKAABNB7EUJLU\">\u201cOne point I think I\u2019d like to make about Julian Sayin is he was at Alabama, and the coach at Alabama played him on the scout team for a whole year,\u201d Saban said. \u201cWhat a dumbass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LTI5KTDNFZANBE6C27D7OFPOQ4\">Saban, of course, was the coach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WUYD7VB6QRAJJFBYQRUKINHCYI\">The former five-star quarterback, who committed to the Crimson Tide in the 2024 recruiting class, enrolled early at Alabama and joined the team for practice ahead of its appearance in the College Football Playoff\u2019s Rose Bowl semifinal against Michigan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"C2NR5KA3U5BGDKLPCD4LOQWREA\">Sayin left Tuscaloosa after then-coach Saban retired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"SCG4ALRNCVBPJMSWRDJB7ENL6U\">\u201cI just didn\u2019t really have a relationship with them,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/alabamafootball\/2025\/01\/julian-sayin-talks-reasons-for-leaving-alabama-football-after-nick-saban-retired.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/alabamafootball\/2025\/01\/julian-sayin-talks-reasons-for-leaving-alabama-football-after-nick-saban-retired.html\">Sayin said<\/a> in January. \u201cJust felt like I should enter the portal and ended up at a great spot here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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