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21 hours ago · Saban had not intended to enter the coaching ranks until Don James hired him as a graduate assistant at Kent State, while Saban waited for his wife to graduate. [31] He later served as an assistant coach in NCAA Division I-A , at several schools: Syracuse in 1977, West Virginia in 1978 and 1979 , Ohio State in 1980 and 1981 , Navy in 1982 , and Michigan State from 1983 to 1987 .
