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Alabama Reaches Groundbreaking Deal With Fanatics That Could Have Major Implications

Alabama head football coach Nick Saban gave a hilariously on-brand answer when asked when he was going to start thinking out retirement

ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 19: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide after the SEC Championship football game between the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide on December 19, 2020 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire)

It’s a new world in college sports with the NIL rules, and now Alabama and Fanatics are leaning in to it.

This week, the sports company announced they have reached a deal with he Crimson Tide that allows them and players to profit off of each other.

Obviously, Alabama could already sell potential recruits on NIL, but perhaps this will even further that notion.

All offseason long, Nick Saban has been critical of the new dynamic in college sports and how it will create even more parity in the league. But at the end of the day, Bama knows they can use all of it to their advantage.

If you live in or around the Tuscaloosa area, you should be checking out the new Fanatics digs.


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