Cam Skattebo of Arizona State says he appreciates Nick Saban's praise, but he wants to be his own coach's favorite player.

BYU Cougars head football coach Kalani Sitake has become known as one of the best people in his profession, and on Monday, that earned him praise from the mother of Arizona State Sun Devils star running back Cam Skattebo.

"That Cam Skattebo guy, that's gotta be my favorite player in college football, man," Saban said to the rest of ESPN's College GameDay panel on Saturday while making his pick for Arizona State-Arizona. "This guy is rugged, tough. I just love a great competitor, and he's all that."

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban called ASU running back Cam Skattebo his "favorite player in college football" a few hours before ASU and Arizona played the annual Territorial Cup game in Tucson.

ASU football received a national boost on ESPN's 'College GameDay' with Nick Saban calling Sun Devils star Cam Skattebo his 'favorite player.'

If future Hall of Fame college football coach Nick Saban knows anything about football, it’s the running back position. During his 17-year tenure as Alabama’s head coach, Saban had 13 running backs drafted to the NFL.