Getty Images Alabama coach Nick Saban surpassed legendary former Crimson Tide coach Paul “Bear” Bryant in the record books on Monday night by winning his seventh national championship. Saban now also has more national championships than the other 129 active FBS coaches combined. The only other active coach with more than one is Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, who has claimed two with the Tigers. Monday’s title was the 69-year-old Saban’s sixth at Alabama (he won his first at LSU in 2003), meaning he will still need one more to surpass Bryant for the most in school history. Bryant’s six titles with the Crimson Tide came over a 19-year span, however, with the first coming in 1961 and the last in 1979. Saban’s six at the school have come in a 12-year span, starting with a 37-21 win over Texas in the BCS Championship Game to cap the 2009 season. That 2009…
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