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Video: Nick Saban Rips State of NIL, Says 'Each Year It's Gotten a Little Worse'

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Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban called out the progression of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules on Thursday.

"Each year, it's gotten a little worse," Saban said on the Pat McAfee Show (7:54 mark) "The first year we had name, image and likeness four, five years ago, we had a three million dollar [roster], 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. I mean, where does it end?