{"id":711,"date":"2025-05-02T19:44:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onesrvmx.com\/?p=711"},"modified":"2025-05-02T22:44:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:44:29","slug":"nick-saban-says-former-alabama-player-pushed-the-red-button-in-oval-office-during-trump-white-house-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onesrvmx.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/02\/nick-saban-says-former-alabama-player-pushed-the-red-button-in-oval-office-during-trump-white-house-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Saban says former Alabama player 'pushed the red button' in Oval Office during Trump White House visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former college football coach Nick Saban introduced President Donald Trump before graduating students at the University of Alabama on Thursday night, but before the president could give his commencement speech, Saban shared a funny story about the\u00a0Crimson Tide\u2019s visit<\/u><\/a> to the White House during Trump\u2019s first presidency.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alabama had defeated the\u00a0Georgia Bulldogs<\/u><\/a> in overtime after trailing 13-0 at halftime to win the College Football National Championship in 2018. As tradition would have it, the team was invited to celebrate their victory with a trip to the White House.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Standing on stage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Saban recalled the visit, adding that Trump was a “very gracious host” and had been the first president to invite the team back to the Oval Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I take the three captains in the Oval Office, and the president\u2019s really nice to everybody, and he\u2019s got this very big, good-looking, auspicious box on his desk that has a red button on top,” he Saban.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And one of the players said, \u2018Is that what you launch the missiles with?\u2019 And [Trump] said, \u2018Well, push it and find out.\u2019”<\/p>\n

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As Saban recalled, the player did not want to test fate \u2014 but\u00a0Trump insisted.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

“So [former Alabama linebacker] Rashaan Evans finally got the guts up, went over, pushed the red button \u2014 some lady came in with a Coke on a tray,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Saban concluded his speech by expressing his appreciation to the president “for choosing the University of Alabama for his commencement address and making time to speak to our graduates.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s speech kicked off the official commencement ceremonies at the school, which began on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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