Hail Mary VP candidate emerges as Kamala Harris comes close to pocketing Presidential nomination - and he's a proven winner

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban has emerged as a shock Vice President candidate with Kamala Harris expected to replace Joe Biden in the top seat.

Harris is closing in on the nomination after Biden announced Sunday that he is not seeking reelection and that his current VP should be the next Democratic leader.

If that proves the case she will need to find a No 2 ahead of her battle with Donald Trump in the Presidential election this fall.

And incredibly, Saban's name has been put forward for the job.

The former Alabama Crimson Tide coach, who won an incredible six national titles in his iconic 17-year stint with the team, features on bookmakers BetOnline's shortlist as a Hail Mary option for the Vice Presidency.

Bettors can wager money on him becoming Harris' running mate if she does indeed take the top job, albeit at huge odds of 250-1.

Oprah Winfrey is valued at the same odds by the sportsbook, with George Clooney (100-1) and Michelle Obama (28-1) seen as likelier candidates.

Saban called time on his Alabama reign back in January after making the decision to retire from college football.

The 72-year-old endorsed Joe Manchin when he ran for Senate as a Democrat back in 2018, though it is unclear whether would be willing to step into the politics world.

Alabama Democrats urged him to run against Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville when he retired from coaching earlier this year.

However, there was never any indication that he planned to run for the job.

Saban was the highest-paid college football coach ever and had signed a new deal with Alabama in 2022 worth $93.6 million over eight seasons before retiring.

After bowing out from coaching, he is set to work as an analyst on ESPN’s College Gameday from the 2024-25 season onwards.

Harris has moved swiftly to lock up the Democratic presidential nomination after Biden announced on Sunday that he was stepping aside, bowing to pressure from fellow Democrats.

His exit was the latest shock to a White House race that included the near-assassination of former President Trump by a gunman during a campaign stop and the nomination of Trump's fellow hardliner, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, as his running mate.