The University of Alabama Board of Trustees voted to rename the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium in honor of Nick Saban.
The field at Bryant-Denny Stadium will officially be dedicated as "Saban Field" before Alabama's game against USF on Sept. 7 after receiving unanimous approval from the University of Alabama Board of Trustees on Friday morning to move ahead with the project.
The board of trustees showed renderings of updated and new signage with the new name. There would be new signs both inside and outside of the stadium, and the name "Saban Field" hanging over the Walk of Champions tunnel and the tunnel leading out to the field.
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