Wouldn’t Lightning Bolt be something on the gridiron?
August 20, 2008
It’s a very small window that Nick Saban can enjoy the Olympics, but he’s all for getting Usain Bolt on the football field.
“I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a human being run as fast—and as easily—as he is,“ Saban noted of the 6-foot-5 100- and 200-meter sprint champion from Jamaica during his press conference after Tuesday’s practice.
“There have been numerous guys who have been really good track guys become some kind of football players, especially at the wide receiver position,“ Saban said. “That’s really got to be something that they want to do and have a passion for and want to try to do, That great speed can be an asset as football players.“
Saban admitted not being able to see as much of the Games as he’d like.
“I don’t see the Olympics until, most of the time, after 10. and I usually can’t stay up in my chair after 11. so there’s a short window,“ he said.
“But, I do like the women’s gymnastics. And I really root for our two fine competitors that we have who’ve done a really good job,“ he noted, referencing Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson.
