Nick Saban dances on recruiting trip, looks to keep Alabama recruiting class No. 1

ATHENS — Kirby Smart has Georgia football ranked No. 1 on the field with another national championship in sight.

Alabama coach Nick Saban, however, has his Crimson Tide No. 1 in the current 2023 class recruiting rankings with the Dec. 21 early signing day fast approaching.

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The seven-time national championship coach has danced for recruits before, with football fans noting how appeasing recruits and their parents has become part of the process.

Saban first shuffled his way into the recruiting visit spotlight some four years ago while trying to land Louisiana cornerback Eddie Smith.

Smith did sign with the Tide in 2018 and was rostered for three years, but he did not log any statistics and transferred to Illinois last January.

Of course, once the players have signed and arrived on campus the power dynamics shift, making the college recruiting rituals all the more fascinating.

Smart likely takes in his share of family fun and activity, too, those he has not been known for his dance moves in the past.

Indeed, Smart has been quite blunt about what the University of Georgia is looking for in a prospect and the priorities he wants those players to have.

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