W.Va. native Saban named AP College Coach of the Year
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -The Tide won the Independence Bowl over Colorado to end last season. It then won the following 12 as well, spending much of the 2008 season ranked No. 1. That startling turnaround and Alabama's return to national prominence brought Nick Saban another honor Tuesday — the Associated Press Coach of the Year. He also won the AP award with LSU in 2003.

This season, Saban led a team with only nine scholarship seniors to a 12-1 record and a Sugar Bowl date against Utah for only its second Bowl Championship Series berth.

In voting by college football writers, he drew 32 of a possible 62 votes. Texas Tech's Mike Leach had 9, Utah's Kyle Whittingham 6, Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson 5, Penn State's Joe Paterno 3 and Ball State's Brady Hoke 2.

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