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Alabama's Nick Saban lands his helicopter on a high school field during recruiting visit

Published Dec. 14, 2016 8:35 a.m. ET

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Aaron Torres

Alabama continues to be college football's unstoppable juggernaut. A large part of that success has to do with Nick Saban being not only the best coach in the sport (at this point it's inarguable -- sorry, Ohio State fans) but also one of the most dogged recruiters as well.

And we learned that again on Thursday.

Saban took a trip to Grayson High School in Georgia, which just so happens to be a football factory that has produced first round pick Robert Nkemdiche and current Clemson running back Wayne Gallman in recent years.

But if this story were just about a Saban trip, we wouldn't be writing about it. Because not only did Saban show up, he did it in the most swag-a-licious way possible: By landing his helicopter on the 50-yard line of the school's football field, as seen below:

That's certainly not a bad way to make an entrance, especially when you're recruiting some of the top high school players in the country.

But it appears Saban was violating some parking rules, because shortly after Saban's chopper landed, former Auburn running back Brad Lester -- who lives in the area -- saw the whole thing play out, and threatened to have the helicopter towed:

Of course, Lester was joking (after all, can you even tow a helicopter?). But even if he wasn't, Saban left with his helicopter intact.

Of course, ultimately, isn't it Alabama who got the last laugh here? After all, they're once again running away with the No. 1 recruiting class in the country.

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