For Alabama football freshman receiver Ryan Williams, it was the latter. The first day the Crimson Tide wore pads in practice, the Saraland product went across the middle on a shallow crossing route. He tried to juke. Emphasize on tried. Linebacker Justin Jefferson made Williams pay for it.

Alabama football offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic noted on Thursday that Nick Saban's retirement caught him a little bit off guard. Kapilovic said that he knew of some people that were doing interviews with Saban for jobs on the staff. Then, out of nowhere, Saban decided to call it a career.

All Ryan Williams wanted to do was to check his options. The Alabama football star freshman wide receiver initially ended his commitment to the Crimson Tide hours after coach Nick Saban announced his retirement from the program and days after wide receivers coach Holmon Wiggins left for Texas A&M.

Here's why the former Alabama coach encouraged Ryan Williams to start a podcast during his time with Alabama football.