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Until Saturday: A show about college football

ELITE Nick Saban stories, Alabama's standard + ex-player on CFB evolution with Damien Harris

Until Saturday: A show about college football

The Athletic

News, Football, Sports, Sports News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Former stud Alabama running back and NFL vet Damien Harris joins Chris Vannini on today's show! Damien opens up about how his family and newborn son have helped him weather his difficult transition out of the NFL following a scary injury last season with the Buffalo Bills. He also weaves some hilarious and insightful stories about Nick Saban, his former coach. Damien opines on NIL, the transfer portal, EA Sports College Football 25, the NFL and Bill Belichick and more. Lastly, Chris tests Damien's knowledge of his career in a game of trivia.


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Rundown:

- Damien Harris on the end of his NFL career and family (1:00)

- What was Damien's reaction to Saban's retirement? (4:00)

- Crimson Tide's epic RB room with Derrick Henry, Josh Jacobs, et. al (12:00)

- Why didn't you transfer? (14:00)

- Kalen DeBoer & expectations in Tuscaloosa (17:00)

- Clemson battles & hate (23:00)

- Favorite memory from college (26:30)

- Death of amateurism & how would Damien have navigated NIL, player compensation (29:00)

- EA Sports College Football 25 (38:30)

- Transfer portal's impact (45:30)

- Texas, Oklahoma transition to the SEC (47:00)

- Bill Belichick impressions + NFL experience (53:00)

- Damien Harris trivia (58:30)


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0:00.0

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1:15.4

Welcome to Until Saturday.

1:21.0

This is Chris Vinini, your host today for a special edition of the podcast.

1:46.6

I am joined here by former Alabama, New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills running back, Damien Harris. We're going to talk about his time in Alabama, the NFL, and kind of the state of college football and how things have changed even since he was a player. But first, make sure you're following the podcast on Apple or wherever you get your podcast. Please support the show by dropping a five-star review.

1:50.5

And with that, we will welcome in the two-time national champion,

1:52.7

former All-SCC running back.

1:57.4

Alabama's all-time yards-per-carry leader and NFL veteran. Still, I don't even know that.

1:58.5

Wow.

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