Alabama football head coach Nick Saban's contract runs through February 2030 after the school's Board of Trustees Compensation Committee agreed to a one-year extension and raise this week.

Saban will be 78 years old when that contract runs out, but he made clear that he plans on coaching through the entire deal in a conversation with ESPN's Chris Low.

"When asked if he would 'still be here' throughout the remainder of his contract extension, Saban had a ready answer," Low wrote.

"Still alive?" Saban joked in reply. "I sure plan to be here coaching."

Saban will turn 71 years old in October, and he noted that he still feels good while recognizing the need to adapt.