"Scott did a really good job for us here and was a big part of our success, but he was looking for a new career path,” Saban told ESPN. “He wanted to get on to the field coaching and would like one day, I think, to be a head coach. We didn’t really have anything here to offer him along those lines, and Georgia did. I understand him wanting to take on that path.
”As good as Scott was for us here as our head strength coach, it’s probably best for him and best for us if he’s able to do there at Georgia what he wants to do now with his career.”