Nick Saban and Alabama football are reportedly not fans of offering large NIL deals to recruits during the recruiting process, according to OutKick.
Saban was talking with some coaches at the Alabama Football Coaches Association Convention on Thursday night when he discussed a 2023 cornerback asking for a NIL deal close to one million dollars. Saban reportedly quickly informed the kid to find another school.
“Someone with one of the best corners in the nation came to me and asked if we’d pay them $800,000 for the player to sign here. I told him he can find another place to play,” Saban said, according to Steve Normand, the coach at Baker High School. “I’m not paying a kid a bunch of NIL money before he earns it.”
Alabama football signed the consensus No. 1 recruiting class in the nation during the 2023 recruiting cycle.
