Nick Saban wins an Emmy for on-air talent

The trophy case got a little more full last night in the Saban household. The crystal footballs and gold College Football Playoff trophies are no longer on the table, but Nick Saban keeps winning. This time the college football legend has won his first Emmy.
Congratulations to ESPN’s Nick Saban on his 2025 #SportsEmmys win for ‘Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent’
This is Saban’s first Sports Emmy Award win & ESPN’s 2nd win in this category pic.twitter.com/VpgWMHAujh
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) May 21, 2025
At the 2025 Sports Emmys, the coaching G.O.A.T. was named “Outstanding Personality and Emerging On-Air talent.” He beat out Ryan Firzpatrick, Richard Sherman, Jason Kelce, and Jay Wright for the honor.
Saban joined the College Gameday crew shortly after his retirement was announced in January at Alabama. College Gameday was also named the winner for “Outstanding Studio Show” for a weekly series.