Ex-Alabama RB says Nick Saban has an affinity for ‘deez nuts’ jokes

For those wondering, yes, this is yet another headline I’d never even come close to imagining I’d write.

Former Alabama running back Josh Jacobs made an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show Friday. At one point in the interview, Jacobs was asked to share his favorite story involving Nick Saban. Proving that there’s an inner middle schooler in all of us, regardless of age or status as a future College Football Hall of Famer, Jacobs stated that the head coach has an affinity for “deez nuts” jokes.

Seriously.

Saban just like, he likes to do a lot of, like, ‘deez nuts’ jokes. It’s funny because, like... I haven’t heard one of those since, like, middle school and then Saban, when I went to college, Saban used to do it a lot.

At that point, an incredulous Patrick interrupted and asked Jacob for an example.

Alright, so, one day... I caught like five passes in a row. [Saban] was like ‘Hey Josh, if you wanna hold all the balls, hold these.’ I said ‘What coach?’ I just sat there for a second, I was like, did he really just say that?

I was like, ‘coach, I haven’t heard that since middle school.’

We heard one of the best Nick Saban stories EVER from Raiders RB @iAM_JoshJacobs. Apparently Coach Saban is a huge fan of *deez nuts* jokes 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/2jtpXohPmi

— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) September 13, 2019

That story is spectacular in and of itself. But then, when you remember that Saban turned 67 during Jacobs’ final season in Tuscaloosa?