What Nick Saban has said about Name, image, and likeness in college sports

3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 6, 2026

Nick Saban, Former Alabama football head coach, has been quoted on Name, image, and likeness in college sports 3 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on October 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Saban says NIL was not why he retired, but he saw players making more transactional, money-driven decisions.
“it was more about how much money you're going to pay me than how you're going to develop me”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #689 - Nick Saban (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 48:29
Saban argues that in the NIL era a coach's value lies in evaluating and paying the right players, and that booster influence led to 33 coach firings.
“we're raising money from alumni who now think they should have a say in what happens. And that's why 33 coaches got fired last year”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #689 - Nick Saban (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:55
Saban relays a former player's view that receiving $2 million in college might have prevented his development.
“if I would have gotten paid $2 million when I played here, I don't know if I would have become the man I became”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #689 - Nick Saban (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 1:10:15

#689 - Nick Saban
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Oct 6, 2026 · 1 h 24 min
Nick Saban talks with Theo Von about his marriage, perfectionism, coaching philosophy, retirement from Alabama, NIL-era recruiting, the College Football Playoff, and his ESPN docuseries.