The former Alabama football coach is expected to play a major role in an upcoming federal commission on collegiate athletics.

Can retired Alabama football coach Nick Saban reform college sports under a new commission formed by President Donald Trump? Why it's a tall task.

Put Nick Saban in front of a convention full of college ... Tuscaloosa News columnist Chase Goodbread is also the weekly co-host of Crimson Cover TV on WVUA-23. Reach him at cgoodbread@gannett.com.

Nick Saban may have another job title on the way ... the Crimson Tide finished 9-4. Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network.