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With a Preface by Alabama Football Coach Nick Saban and a Foreword by ESPNs College Gameday Host Rece Davis.In 2017, Alabama won its fifth national title during Coach Nick Sabans tenure. This is Sabans sixth national title win as a coach. Hes now tied with Bear Bryant for coach with the most national championships.Phil Savage first worked with Nick Saban when they both joined the Cleveland Browns coaching staff in 1991. They were reunited in 2009 when Savage became part of the Crimson Tide Sports Network as the radio color analyst. Since then, Savage has enjoyed an up-close view of the Alabama programs dedication to recruiting, its commitment to practice, and devotion to fundamentals.Through those years of observation, now comes his 360-degree perspective on Alabama football and Coach Nick Sabans unique coaching style, a style that has led the Crimson Tide to five Southeastern Conference titles, three consecutive College Football Playoff appearances and five national championships.In his words, Savage details Coach Sabans year-round preparation, his willingness to adjust and his belief in "complimentary football." The book offers a close look at their player development and practice habits and gives a glimpse of the Crimson Tides approach of playing every single down like it is 4th and goal.With anecdotes from his days growing up in Alabama in the 1970s when the Tide was a consistent national championship contender, through his 20-year career in the National Football League as a coach, scout and general manager, Savage gives a rare look at what makes Coach Nick Saban and his teams so successful.You wont find another person who can intelligently discuss Alabama football in public better than Phil Savage. Together with Ray Glier, 4th and Goal Every Day chronicles how the Crimson Tide re-emerged as one of the true superpowers in college football.



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Phil Savage

PHIL SAVAGE, JR.
Executive Director, Reese's Senior Bowl

Named Executive Director of the Reese's Senior Bowl in June of 2012, Phil is a native Mobilian and returned to the Port City after spending 20 years in the National Football League as a coach, scout, personnel director and general manager.

Phil's "football life" began as a 6-year old quarterback for the Mims Park Redskins, continued at Murphy High School and progressed to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where he played football and baseball. Following his graduation in 1987 with a degree in English, his career has included jobs in virtually every aspect of the game. From coaching offense and defense to scouting over 6,000 potential NFL draft picks and now to his latest ventures in the media, he has an all-encompassing perspective of both college and professional football.

Football Timeline:
* 1987-89 University of Alabama, Graduate Assistant/TE Coach
* 1990 UCLA, Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends Coach
* 1991-93 Cleveland Browns, Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs
* 1994-95 Cleveland Browns, Area and National Scout
* 1996-02 Baltimore Ravens, Director of College Scouting
* 2003-04 Baltimore Ravens, Director of Player Personnel
* 2005-08 Cleveland Browns, Senior VP and General Manager
* 2010-12 Philadelphia Eagles, Player Personnel Executive
* 2013-present Reese's Senior Bowl, Executive Director

Media Opportunities:
* 2009-present Crimson Tide Sports Network, Radio Color Analyst
* 2013-present SiriusXM Radio, College Sports Nation and NFL Analyst
* 2013-2017 ESPN, "NFL Insiders" and "SportsCenter" On-Air Talent



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