Pat McAfee: Nick Saban not getting back into coaching but wants to "help" WVU football

On Monday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show, the rumors of former Alabama coach and West Virginia native Nick Saban coming out of retirement to helm WVU football were seemingly laid to rest.

Show host and WVU football alum and NIL donor Pat McAfee addressed the opening for the Mountaineers after Neal Brown was fired after a six-year stint in Morgantown. Rumors have swirled about Saban potentially returning to his home state to take the job, but McAfee -- who works with Saban on the set of ESPN College Gameday -- seems pretty convinced that will not come to pass.

"I think Coach Saban is having a good time, I think Coach Saban is enjoying College Gameday, and I don't think he's getting back into coaching," McAfee said on the show.

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However, McAfee did also mention that in his conversations with Saban about the subject of the Mountaineers football program, he feels as if Saban is pretty open to giving his assistance to the athletic department in helping right the ship in Morgantown. While no specific role in how he will do so was mentioned, McAfee pointed out that there are worse folks in college football to have interested in helping you than Saban -- regardless of whether or not he's actively on the sidelines.

"I have asked a thousand times if he's coming to coach West Virginia, he said no. But I do believe he's interested in helping West Virginia, which I think is very good news in this conversation," McAfee said.