Nick Saban denies NIL at Alabama for reasoning behind retirement
Nick Saban stated that he is not the only reason he retired from Alabama this summer, and he wants income sharing for college football players. However, he did not go so far as to endorse players as “employees.”In the past, Saban said that he had a “red alert” moment with his wife following the College Football Playoffs, signaling that perhaps it was time to step back.
“No, not at all,” Saban stated in an interview with Bret Baier of Fox News following a recent speech on Capitol Hill. “I simply didn’t want to see the program fail, and I sensed that when coaches were hired or recruited, people always wanted to know how long they would be working there. Upon reaching the age of 72, it becomes
recently giving a speech on Capitol Hill. “I simply didn’t want to see the program fail, and I sensed that when coaches were hired or recruited, people always wanted to know how long they would be working there. It becomes more difficult to tell folks you’ll be around for four or five more years once you turn seventy-two.I cherished being a coach. We adjusted to the system quite well. Even though I foresee some major issues with this new, current system going forward, Alabama was one of the “haves” in it.
