An illustrated guide to the recruiting visit at Nick Saban's house

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Pulling up to the massive, secluded home, recruits describe feeling a mix of intimidation and awe. "It was kind of like a movie," said ESPN 300 Alabama offensive line commit Jedrick Wills. "Everything was in slow motion."

"We get to his house, there's security sitting outside," said safety Daniel Wright, the No. 60 player in the ESPN 300. "You have to go through a security thing to get there. It's a classic type of house, because he has a lot of swag in him but he just doesn't show it."



"[Saban] has this really, really cool Mercedes everyone was going crazy over," Wills said. "It was like a sports race car. It looked like it could go about 300 miles-per-hour, it was a charcoal grey that looked brand new. Not a convertible, just a normal sports car. He got in it for us and gassed it up and that thing sounded like a lion."

"When I tell you one of the best cars I've ever seen," Wright said. "He told us his son modeled it ... and [Saban] was the first one to get the AMG Benz because his son did it. Miss Terry got in the car and pressed the gas and I tell you, the engine you would not be able to explain."

That's when Saban walks them into their in-home recruiting lounge. It has a big TV, Ping-Pong table and a pool table. On the walls, all around the lounge, are photos of some of the best players to ever suit up for Saban at Alabama.

"If it'd had an X-Box, it would be perfect," Wills said.



For a little alone time with Saban, recruits will head to the coach's office. In there, the swag is measured in karats.

"The first thing that really caught my eyes were a lot of diamonds, just shining in my face," Wright said. "First thing [Saban] said, 'Oh yeah, we love jewelry here.' All you could see was a lot of diamonds."

But there's more. Behind the house, once past all the all-time greats and diamonds, the property has access to a lake. To get there, a trail through the woods must be navigated. For that, there are the golf carts. Recruits say they're parked en masse in his driveway. But, really, they're for racing to the lake, where the recruits can hang out, swim and ride Jet-skis.

"[Saban] got in the cart and rode with me and I told him when I was riding with him that I was thinking about committing," five-star athlete Dylan Moses said. "He was happy."

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