Bo Scarbrough tells hilarious story of getting in police chase with Nick Saban

With Nick Saban recently retiring, former Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough provided a hilarious memory between the pair. Scarbrough recently spoke on the The Bama Standard podcast about the time that he, Saban, athletics relations coordinator Cedric Burns and associate athletic director of sports medicine Jeff Allen got in a police chase.

Scarbrough explained that the four were coming from a golf tournament in Birmingham at the time with Burns driving.

“We had hit about 50 speed limit, so we hit it,” he said. “You know me, I’m from the hood. So we speed and I like that type of stuff. So Jeff’s like, ‘Ced, slow down.’ Coach Saban’s on the phone at the time and Ced didn’t say nothing. So I look at Jeff and Jeff looks at me and he said, ‘Ced, slown down.’ Next thing you know, we zoomed past the police. I’m talking about like we’re going 90.”

Soon enough, the police car pulled behind them. However, Burns continued to drive as Allen asked him to stop. That’s when Saban chimed in and surprised them all.

“(Burns) calls somebody and then hung up the phone and they still was behind us,” Scarbrough continued. “Jeff was like, ‘Ced, you ain’t gonna stop?’ Coach Saban turned around and said, ‘Jeff, we’re not stopping.’ We just kept going. Police just backed up off us and just said, ‘stop driving reckless.'”

Bo Scarbrough played under Nick Saban at Alabama from 2015-17, winning two national championships in his time with the legendary coach. He ended his career with 1,512 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns and was a key piece of their 2017 title team, his final year in Tuscaloosa.

Saban of course went on to win another national championship after that in 2020 to bring his total to seven, passing former Crimson Tide coach Bear Bryant for the most in history. He left his impact on multiple players like Scarbrough as well as fans and the community.

The pair shared plenty of memories in their time together, but that day will always stick out in the running back’s mind. He learned about the personality of his coach and saw a side that didn’t usually come out during practice or games.

“When coach Saban said that, I just slumped down in my seat,” he said. “‘Just drive. Get out of there. I don’t care how fast you get out, just get out of there.'”