Nick Saban, Jim Harbaugh meet at Rose Bowl press conference: See the photos
Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh are locked in. The Rose Bowl stage is set, and the Alabama and Michigan head coaches seemed ready to kick off instead of meet anymore press obligations with 2024 fast approaching.
They both appeared at the Sheraton Grand hotel in downtown Los Angeles for a joint press conference as they discussed the upcoming game between the Crimson Tide and Wolverines, traded compliments on each other’s offenses and defenses and shed some light on last-minute preparations for the College Football Playoff semifinal.
There were some laughs and handshakes, but it was pretty clear to anyone in the room that Saban and Harbaugh are focused on the game, with the winner facing either Texas or Washington in the national championship in Houston.
See photos from today’s press conference below.
The Alabama and Michigan helmets displayed at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
The Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban (left) and Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Rose Bowl press conference Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
The Rose Bowl Trophy displayed during the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan
Alabama head coach Nick Saban at the Rose Bowl press conference in the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles California, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Ben Flanagan