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Nick Saban Joins Donald Trump In Move To Back Up NIL Claims

© Gary Cosby Jr./Imagn Nick Saban believes the college athletics landscape, particularly in college football, is broken. The legendary Alabama head coach believes NIL is a large reason that it is broken. He believes that someone needs to step in quickly in order to fix it, lest we risk the sport imploding altogether. And as the saying […]

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Nick Saban believes the college athletics landscape, particularly in college football, is broken. The legendary Alabama head coach believes NIL is a large reason that it is broken. He believes that someone needs to step in quickly in order to fix it, lest we risk the sport imploding altogether. And as the saying goes, if you want something done right, sometimes you have to do it yourself.

Ralph Russo of The Athletic reports that Saban will serve as the co-chair of the President Donald Trump’s commission for college sports. Saban is expected to serve alongside Texas Tech board of regents chairman Cody Campbell in the position. The commission is expected to examine several issues facing the future of college sports, not the least of which is how NIL is regulated.

Back in January, Saban spoke passionately about his concern for the future of college athletics should NIL continue to go unregulated.

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“All I’m saying? The people out there need to know this model is unsustainable,” he said during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show ahead of Monday’s national championship game. “It’s not good for players.”

“Players need to get compensated, no doubt. But it has to be done in a way where, you know, in some kind of way, have competitive balance, you know, and that every school has the same thing,” he continued. “One school can’t spend $30 million for players while another school’s spending $3 million.”

His comments drew criticism from fans who believed he enjoyed a similar advantage while at Alabama. But they’re also not without merit. Administrators at several universities have expressed concerns about the future viability of their programs. Ohio State president Ted Carter already acknowledged his intent to cut programs in order to further spend on revenue sports, and other schools are widely expected to follow suit.

Who knows whether Saban and the commission find a solution within the law? But it’s nice to see that someone is at least trying.





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