Jul 21, 2021
On Tuesday, Nick Saban stole the spotlight at the 2021 SEC Media Days, and he wasn't even there.
The Alabama coach was more than 1,000 miles away, addressing the Texas High School Coaches Association's convention.
But when word got out that Saban had said sophomore Bryce Young was due to make "ungodly numbers" in NIL deals that were "almost seven figures," it was like he pulled the rug out from underneath the coaches at the podium in Birmingham.
That would include Georgia and Ole Miss, headed by two of his former assistant coaches, Kirby Smart and Lane Kiffin. Many are hailing the Bulldogs as the team to beat in the league this year, including the publishers of the FanNation sites associated with