The Weekender: NIL madness upsets the old guard, Jim Harbaugh to the NFL rumors burn hot, the Big Ten's hoops star power, and more.
Own the group chat with The Weekender, highlighting the biggest stories in college sports, standout writing from Eleven Warriors, and a glance at what's next.Speaking ahead of their meeting in the College Football Playoff Championship Monday night, Alabama coach Nick Saban and Georgia coach Kirby SmartSaban, the most successful coach of the modern era, is worried about NIL benefits being used to recruit players.
"I don't think that was the intention," Saban said."I don't think that would be the NCAA's intention. I think we probably need some kind of national legislation to sort of control that to some degree because I think there will be an imbalance relative to who can dominate college football if that's not regulated in some form or fashion.
Man, that's refreshing to hear Saban and Smart so concerned about schools that don't have the resources of the Alabamas and Georgias of the world. It probably has nothing to do with the NIL machine that Texas A&M boosters are spinning up, helping the Aggies to sign one of the
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