Cautiously, the Alabama staffer approached Nick Saban, crossing directly into his inner sanctum. It was only a spring practice in 2013. What's the worst thing that could happen? You get canned. You get humiliated.
Or both.
So he double-checked with the caller on the cell phone. “Can I just have Coach Saban call you back?”
“Absolutely not,” the caller shot back. “Put my son on the phone – now!”