Tuberville speculates NIL was a factor in Saban walking away – ‘I saw it coming’

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville offered new thoughts on the retirement of former Alabama head coach Nick Saban out Outkick’s Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich.

I kinda saw it coming. He never mentioned it, but he and I have been working on an NIL bill, along with a lot of other coaches and [athletic directors] for the last couple years, and he just got tired of it,” Sen. Tuberville said.

“It wasn’t just NIL. I think he had gotten to a point where he wanted to do maybe something else. He accomplished so much. I hate to see him go from college sports. I think he will stay active in some way, I don’t know what it is. But man, the success he had, it will never be duplicated. Not in our lifetime, anyway,” Tuberville said.