FILE - Athletic Director Bill Battle gives Dana Duckworth a hug as she addresses the media about her appointment as head coach of the University of Alabama gymnastics team during a news conference in the Mal M. Moore Athletic Building, July 15, 2014, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Erin Nelson/The Tuscaloosa News via AP, File)

FILE - Former Alabama Director of Athletics Bill Battle is seen at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Jan. 13, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

FILE - Alabama athletic director Bill Battle gestures during a news conference in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 22, 2013. (Robert Sutton/The Tuscaloosa News via AP, File)