11/19/2025
Nick Saben really valued when players played multiple sports.
He’s been on the record speaking to the value it has for an athlete and how it’s helped him recruit.
Though it’s becoming less popular I still believe it is so important to develop general athleticism to both reduce injury risk as well as burnout.
If playing another sport is just not in the cards I think the next best thing to do is to strength train 2-3x a week year round (yes even during season).