Latest Nick Saban News
Saban goes to Washington: Alabama coach set to lead SEC contingent on lobbying trip
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Alabama's Nick Saban is among a contingent of coaches and administrators from the Southeastern Conference scheduled to meet with lawmakers in Washington next week to make a case for a federal assistance in regulating how college athletes can earn money off their fame. ...
Saban says current track in college football will lead to less competitive balance
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will compete for championships. Saban met with reporters Tuesday as the...
SEC spring wrap: 14 players to watch in 2023
The Southeastern Conference is losing some of its top quarterbacks, but there’s plenty of star power returning, including at running back. Here’s a look at some of the league’s players to watch coming out of spring practice: ALABAMA: CB/PR Kool-Aid McKinstryis the latest star...
Alabama's Milroe, Simpson vying to replace Bryce Young
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is once again trying to replace an NFL-bound quarterback with another who can lead the Crimson Tide to championships. Next up: Presumably Jalen Milroe, a dynamic runner with one career start, or five-star prospect Ty Simpson. They’re...
March Madness: Alabama's Oats not offended by Saban comments
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Alabama coach Nate Oats said Thursday he was not offended by comments Nick Saban made regarding Saban's handling of a football player's arrest in contrast to how the top-ranked Crimson Tide have dealt with the controversy surrounding All-American freshman Brandon Miller. ...
Alabama's Bryce Young throws for NFL teams at pro day
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Nick Saban says his quarterback , Bryce Young, is the best prospect in the upcoming NFL draft. Now, the star Alabama passer and 2021 Heisman Trophy winner is trying to convince NFL teams — the Carolina Panthers, in particular — that the Crimson Tide...
Alabama suspends freshman defensive back after drug arrest
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell has been suspended from the team following his arrest on a drug charge. Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Monday after the first practice of spring that Mitchell was suspended from the team “and all team...
Alabama's Rees, Steele both to make $1.9M this season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees and defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will each make $1.9 million next season. The two were among 11 Alabama football staffers to have new contracts approved by the compensation committee of the university's board of...
