Saban: Alabama players topped $3 million in NIL money
File: Nick Saban, the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, takes the field at Lucas Oil Stadium on January 10, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) ATLANTA - Nick Saban has been vocal about his issues with the status quo in name, image and likeness deals and their use in recruiting.But it's not like Alabama's coach and his players haven't benefited, too.
Saban said Crimson Tide players have made more than $3 million in NIL money."The biggest concern is how does this impact and affect recruiting?" he said Tuesday at the Southeastern Conference Media Days. "On the recruiting trail right now, there’s a lot of people using this as inducements to go to their school by making promises they may or may not be able to keep in terms of what players are doing."I think that is what can create a competitive balance issue between the haves and have-nots.
We’re one of the haves. Don’t think that what I’m saying is a concern that we have at Alabama because we’re one of the haves."RELATED: Florida QB Anthony Richardson drops 'AR-15' nickname, says he no longer wants to be 'associated' with gunThe touchy topic boiled over in the offseason after Saban singled out Texas A&M and other schools for using the NIL deals in recruiting.
Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher fired back at his former boss and denied any wrongdoing in his program, which landed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country."I think they both kind of illustrate the frustration of how things are right now," Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said.
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