Count Paul Finebaum among the observers who can't accept Nick Saban's retirement. The iconic head coach stepped down after 17 seasons at Alabama, and he quickly found a new gig on "College GameDay." Yet Finebaum is already conjuring scenarios in which Saban returns to a football sideline.

Though McElroy is certainly in the know -- he was the second quarterback to start at Alabama under Saban -- some of Saban's other collaborators aren't so sure that Saban is set on a return to the sidelines.

Two previous assistants to Nick Saban, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and Georgia coach Kirby Smart, are split on whether they believe the former Alabama head coach will ever return to college football.