Former Alabama football head coach, Nick Saban appears to be relieved he is not coaching college football in its current landscape.
The transfer portal and NIL are more impactful than ever. Saban feels both are trending in an unfavorable direction.
“Each year it’s gotten a little worse,” Saban said Thursday on the Pat McAfee Show. “The first year we had name, image and likeness, four or five years ago, we had $3 million, and everybody was happy. Then the next year it was seven. Then the next year it’s 10. Then this year it’s 13. Now they’re looking at 20.