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Nick Saban, Oct 16, 2026

Nick Saban, Former Alabama head coach; ESPN analyst · · 12-team/revenue-sharing (2024-26) · permalink
“The bottom line is money. That's the bottom line. You explained it. Universities need it because of the way we're spending more now for players. There's still a cost to having Olympic sports, which are important, I think to be able to keep and give people opportunities to compete. And how do we do that?”
Said playoff expansion to 24 teams is driven by schools needing money to pay players while still funding Olympic sports.
Playoff & bowls Pay, NIL & revenue sharing

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