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Angry Bender: Is Nick Saban a hypocrite for calling out transfer QBs? No, he’s not

Related Topics: Nick Saban, Hypocrisy, Quarterback

Is it hypocritical to call Nick Saban a hypocrite?

Saban blasted quarterback Blake Barnett’s decision to transfer last week, and that drew criticism because Saban had “quit” other jobs at Michigan State, Miami and LSU.

That’s because he got a better job. These quarterbacks — six four-star-or-better since 2015 — have transferred because they couldn’t get the starting job. “Angry Bender” explores that this week.

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To be clear, we don’t have a problem with quarterbacks transferring from one school to another.