The rumors continue to swirl about Nick Saban potentially returning to the sidelines.

But his daughter is shutting them down.

On Thursday, Kristen Saban shared a video on her Instagram Story depicting her father’s entrance during his coaching days at Alabama, accompanied by the caption: “Damn, I miss this.”

Some fans of the Crimson Tide interpreted this as a hint that he might return to coaching. However, Kristen quickly dispelled these rumors with a follow-up post.

“Apparently, some of you felt misled by my previous story about Nick’s walkout… he’s not going back to coaching, sorry to disappoint,” Kristen clarified in another story. “Those days are over.”

The rumors began circulating in earnest on Monday after former Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy said on “McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning” that he was informed by a trustworthy source that Saban — who now works as a panelist on ESPN’s “College GameDay” — would return to coaching in the future. 

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum, who was also on the podcast, thought the rumors were bogus.

“Greg, you know Nick Saban better than I do, but I ran into somebody the other day who spends time with Saban in Florida — you can imagine where — and said that he is literally having the time of his life,” Finebaum said. 

The Saban speculation was brought up at this week’s SEC media days, and Kirby Smart, the head coach at Georgia and former Alabama defensive coordinator, said he believes that Saban’s coaching days are past him.

“I don’t think Nick’s coming back,” Smart told reporters at SEC’s Media Day. “I think he’s too happy where he is. I think y’all were lacking buzz and they needed some buzz yesterday… I talk to Nick pretty regularly, and I don’t see it. It’s one of those things that if he wanted to, he’d be unbelievable at it.”

But one of Saban’s former offensive coordinators, Lane Kiffin, said he wouldn’t be surprised if the iconic coach decided to come back to the sideline — either in the pros or college.

“I kind of always thought that was going to happen. I kind of thought it would happen after one year,” Kiffin said. “And I say that just because even seeing recent stuff with him and talking. To him on the phone — I have no knowledge that he’s coming back. I don’t think anybody does… I just think he’ll be back, whether it’s NFL or college.”