Meyer and Saban: Their careers

Urban Meyer of Ohio State and Nick Saban of Alabama have separated themselves as two of college football's top coaches heading into their teams' matchup in the College Football Playoff, in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015. Explore their careers using the table below.

Click on a year for more details on their jobs, records and teams' bowl performances. Red bars indicate the team's winning percentage for that year.

Production: Kyle Nagel / Published: Dec. 29, 2014 / Saban photo: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks on during the game against the Western Carolina Catamounts at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 22, 2014 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) / Meyer photo: Ohio State coach Urban Meyer watches the action during a game against Kent State on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. David Jablonski, Staff