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Nick Saban has had a long career as a football coach. However, his most famous work is as the college football coach with the most national titles. He did the majority of this work at none other than The University of Alabama. Saban’s success and legendary status come from the very serious man’s many systems and rules by which he keeps to in a near-religious fashion. And not like a “church-on-Sunday” kind of religious, but with the piety of some monk in Mongolia that no one has ever heard of. So it should come as no surprise that Nick Saban is quite wealthy and owns a Ferrari or that he has a strict rule about when he can drive it. And yes, it’s very specific. 

What car does Nick Saban drive? 

The same model Ferrari that Nick Saban drives, the Ferrari Protofino M Class
Ferrari Portofino M | Ferrari

Alabama’s head coach is well paid for the unparalleled work he has done at the University. But that isn’t all Saban has his hands in. Coaching the greatest football program of the past 100 years is just his day job; he also invests in a number of Mercedes dealerships as well as a Ferrari dealership.

Considering his business dealings, Nick Saban typically drives a Mercedes. One of his Mercs is a Mercedes-AMG GT. Saban also has a 2023 Ferrari Portofino M, and, of course, it’s this car that he has a strange rule about when he can drive it. 

When does Nick Saban drive his Ferrari? 

Saban recently appeared on the Pat McAfee Show, in which he shared many things about his Ferrari. He said that he only drives his Ferrari on Wednesdays, but only if it’s not raining. Picking a random day of the week for Ferrari driving seems strange. Saban doesn’t even disagree. “I don’t know, I’m sure I’m obsessive-compulsive or something, but I only drive the Ferrari on Wednesday if it’s not raining. So, that’s kind of the program,” said Saban. 

Despite the fact that Saban signed a monster contract extension with the University worth nearly $100 million, you’d think he wouldn’t drive his Ferrari like he was borrowing it from his dad. 

Nick Saban’s Ferrari

If you don’t care about college football greatness, you can fast forward to 20:55.

The Alabama Head coach’s Ferrari has been a popular topic of discussion recently. The Pat McAfee Show appearance didn’t even get Nick talking about his Ferrari that much, but the fact that it wasn’t football was noteworthy. He mentioned that (even though Saban is a part owner of Prancing Horse of Nashville) he traded in two previously owned unnamed Ferraris to get the Portofino. It is this sort of hyper-practical behavior that keeps Saban winning on Saturdays and, apparently, not putting his Ferrari in a ditch on a rainy day in Title Town. 

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Peter Corn joined MotorBiscuit as an Autos Writer in 2020 and brings his quippiest Southern drawl to our table. Having, in his words, “helped” rebuild his dad’s 1959 MGA as a small child, Peter grew up loving vintage cars and trucks, adding motorcycles and all things 4×4 as he went.

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since melded his love of driving with storytelling. His voice, full of pleasantries and witticisms, can be enjoyed in The Gentleman Racer, The Vintagent, Gear Patrol, Iron & Air Magazine, and Classic Car Club Magazine.

Peter is a co-founder of both The Colloquial Magazine and The Fire Escape, the official podcast of The Colloquial. In an effort to increase his abilities in “ramping anything with wheels,” Peter has taken track training from Classic Car Club Manhattan and attended Rally School at Monticello Motor Club, where he was coached by eight-time Performance Rally motorsport champion Chris Duplessis.

On a lucky day, we get to hear Peter tell the story of his first car, a jewel of a 1958 Ford Fairlane, into which he dumped more time and money than made sense, but he has no regrets.