Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, along with other college sports leaders, participated in a roundtable discussion on Capitol Hill led by Sen. Ted Cruz. The focus was on revenue sharing and the classification of college athletes as employees. Saban endorsed revenue sharing but expressed concerns about collectives and players being classified as employees.
On Nick Saban's NIL comments, what he's right about, what he's wrong about, and how college leaders need to come up with solutions and stop complaining to Congress. https://t.co/V9BQ0mPQXN
What Nick Saban is wrong, and right, about in NIL debate https://t.co/bAbgFnEEwi
Thank you to @SenTedCruz for hosting an important roundtable on name, image, and likeness in college sports. Great to see West Virginia native, Nick Saban and hear his thoughts for how our state can compete. I look forward to working with my colleagues to find the best solution. https://t.co/f5T4KRKZop
The “little guy” has never been able to compete in CFB. Great coaches are worth every penny but nobody is complaining about them jumping hopping for $ despite promises they made. Or fired coaches buyouts or bonuses for kids performance. But let’s blame the kids. https://t.co/kFLyZrCHbF
Nick Saban isn't seeking sympathy for head coaches. He's seeking a solution for college athletics, and actually presenting an option (revenue sharing) that's pro-player. On the GOAT's stance from Capitol Hill: https://t.co/WpAAAWXXop
Thank you @SenTuberville for hosting a roundtable on the importance of protecting Title IX. Grateful for @sagesteele and the student athletes and parents making their voices heard. I’ll continue to defend fairness and safety for girls and women who want to participate in sports. https://t.co/F0Fz7kyWHf
CFB Smothered and Covered Ep. 28 🙁 Why I’m disappointed in Greg Sankey and Tony Petitti 🐘 Nick Saban isn't a hypocrite about NIL. He's 100% right 🤷♂️ Georgia fans shouldn’t want Carson Beck to win the Heisman Apple: https://t.co/vuB7RsEg61 Spotify: https://t.co/o1oAeZ36H5 https://t.co/gf0H6EMMDl
As NIL deals roil college sports, Ted Cruz sees 50-50 chance of Congress acting in 2024 https://t.co/OHYwoXM4Ks
Ep. 28: Nick Saban isn't a hypocrite about NIL. He's absolutely right and shouldn't be ripped for his comments Apple: https://t.co/vuB7RsEg61 Spotify: https://t.co/o1oAeZ36H5 YouTube: https://t.co/jPepQxpmbx Rumble: https://t.co/mYPDDqxRu5 https://t.co/ATrrMn5iUc
CFB Smothered and Covered Ep. 28 🐘 Nick Saban isn't a hypocrite about NIL. He's 100% right 🙁 Why I’m disappointed in Greg Sankey and Tony Petitti 🤷♂️ Georgia fans shouldn’t want Carson Beck to win the Heisman YouTube: https://t.co/jPepQxpmbx Rumble: https://t.co/mYPDDqxRu5 https://t.co/8bil5bkKI0
CFB Smothered and Covered Ep. 28 🐘 Nick Saban isn't a hypocrite about NIL. He's 100% right 🙁 Why I’m disappointed in Greg Sankey and Tony Petitti 🤷♂️ Georgia fans shouldn’t want Carson Beck to win the Heisman Apple: https://t.co/vuB7RsEg61 Spotify: https://t.co/o1oAeZ36H5 https://t.co/2V7krSsPa7
While Nick Saban is getting all the attention, conference commish Jim Phillips was also on Capitol Hill for the "NIL Roundtable". Interesting how players looking for a share of the money is positioned... 📺: https://t.co/SsC2x25JvH 📻: https://t.co/InH4wFAJsm https://t.co/PVFs6MGMH5
Ted Cruz wants to be seen as a presence in college football legislation and doesn't want to be made fun of From the Premium Feed https://t.co/9nqApwEhmT https://t.co/QppmmgdQO5
Thank you @SageSteele for moderating our roundtable yesterday and for using your platform to stand up for female athletes. https://t.co/q0Oyn2kJ8b
Nick Saban, others might be weary of collectives, NIL and how they’re paying players, but stop acting like the fans are naive. Putting on a show in front of congress or threatening to cut sports is not going to solve the problem. Read: https://t.co/YfX30e3kg7 https://t.co/X8g9M630mZ
Former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban explained to the Senate why he believes the transfer portal and student-athlete compensation hinders player development. https://t.co/zV88EqhWHF
Maybe I’m in the minority, but I don’t have a problem with Nick Saban’s comments on Capitol Hill yesterday. More on today’s show at noon ET Apple: https://t.co/x80yuV2YK2 YouTube: https://t.co/8Klwd5Nxz1
Scott Van Pelt: Money ‘is the only thing that any recruit is asking about now’ https://t.co/hZr0g2CoPY https://t.co/wVG65kSZQl
Scott Van Pelt weighs in on Nick Saban's NIL comments. "It's fantastic that players get to make money now. But every single coach, in every single revenue sport, if you're paying attention, is saying the same thing. This is the only thing that any recruit is asking about now." https://t.co/VVn471us7c
He got paid a king’s ransom & deservedly so. You’re upset that recruits are asking for money? Once coaches start turning down those millions & once conferences stop accepting billions from networks, then they can have those “good ol days” they seem to be yearning for. Tired. https://t.co/9DEhvYXYvR
Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday there is a 50-50 chance of Congress passing legislation that would provide antitrust protection and regulation to college athletics in the U.S. by the end of the year. https://t.co/AGEg92OK2o
Thank you to everyone for attending todays roundtable, and thank you for standing up for female athletes. https://t.co/hx2m4svEOv
Senator Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) hosted an incredible roundtable on Tuesday, featuring Sage Steele and Paula Scanlan, defending Title IX's protections for women against trans activism. READ: https://t.co/kgmHEV3SgR
A few photos by the Associated Press from the Ted Cruz college sports roundtable featuring Nick Saban and Greg Byrne. https://t.co/7Rfc0UmoY7
President Biden has warped Title IX so that the very women it was intended to serve are now being thrown back decades, and are being excluded from their own leagues. Thank you @SenTuberville for this opportunity to put our heads together on how we can #SaveTitleIX. https://t.co/eMx9HKYcXV
I mean it’s one thing to lament that NCAA kids are more focused on money nowadays, but also Nick Saban was paid more than $150 million for coaching Alabama while past players made nothing, and for some reason that has always been fine https://t.co/2Yp4FB4z7P
Nick Saban Went to Capitol Hill and Complained About College Players Getting Paid for Several Hours https://t.co/jRJQ9zMobX https://t.co/UUuHsgHMIv
Sen. Ted Cruz says there's a 50-50 chance of Congress passing college sports legislation this year https://t.co/u2SDaMcdDE
I think it's notable that in Saban's first six weeks of retirement, he has decided to lend his time to an anti-union effort at a Mercedes factory and a congressional "roundtable" brought to us by Ted Cruz in which Saban talked about how it's all about money for today's players
Thank you @SenTedCruz for hosting today's roundtable with Nick Saban and ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips to shine a light on this important issue. https://t.co/boNM7cHwie
Thank you to @SenHydeSmith @SenLummis @SenKatieBritt @sagesteele @PaulaYScanlan @bfheartwarrior @J_Braceras for joining me in today’s roundtable. Title IX and women’s sports are under attack. We MUST stand up and FIGHT BACK. https://t.co/vEJQnKCBeV
Ted Cruz is joined by Nick Saban and Cavender twins on panel to discuss college sports regulation... as Senator claims Congress could pass legislation by end of the year: 'It's not too late' https://t.co/mwKrRxGNtv https://t.co/KFzNkGZxw4
Today, I hosted a roundtable to discuss the future of college sports when it comes to the NIL landscape. I was proud to be joined by my colleagues in the Senate, Coach Saban, the Cavinder twins, ACC Commissioner Phillips, Alabama AD Greg Bynre, NIL attorney Darren Heitner, and… https://t.co/OdDXyeUS9o
Nick Saban said Tuesday he is "not really for [NIL] collectives" and thinks they're unsustainable, but doesn't believe players as employees is the solution, either. https://t.co/oUNmb7UsIw
After 11 hearings on NIL, federal lawmakers on Capitol Hill are finally focusing on the biggest question in college sports, says @achristovichh: Whether or not college athletes are employees.
Sen. Ted Cruz says Congress could pass college sports legislation this year at panel flanked by the Cavinder twins https://t.co/aVwnI3SZb7 https://t.co/sDN3U2zuE0
Jumping on with @finebaum at the top of the hour to chat NIL, revenue sharing and employment from today's roundtable on Capitol Hill. https://t.co/reYeh0XwvD
Coach Tuberville Hosts Roundtable on Title IX and Protecting Women's Sports https://t.co/XVumvPDXKV
Highest-paid college football coach in history complains about his players chasing the bag. https://t.co/eCFr6UukKJ
Former Alabama coach Nick Saban endorses revenue sharing, makes plea to Congress during panel on Capitol Hill https://t.co/YeYXIIT3IA
Title IX and women’s sports are under attack by @JoeBiden and the radical left. Men competing in women’s sports is unsafe, unfair, and just plain wrong. Tune into my roundtable this afternoon with @SageSteele. https://t.co/U9FgHFHEGQ
Sen. Ted Cruz, who in the Fall put chances for a Congressional bill at 60-40, says he’d now adjust that to “50-50,” only because we’re “running out of time.” In an election year, he says Congress has a window of about two more months to pass something.
Senator Ted Cruz's roundtable has come to a close. There's real momentum behind revenue sharing. Some consensus that athletes shouldn't be classified as employees. Where does the Senate take things from here? https://t.co/Wzy1DFlLUu https://t.co/owXgMPISly
The roundtable on Capitol Hill is over. Main takeaway: Most here - from Nick Saban to senators & collectives - believe rev share is necessary in college athletics. But not employment. While this roundtable was described as “NIL,” it was more about employment and rev sharing.
I am personally quite irritated that major college sports voices like Nick Saban and Jim Phillips are at a Ted Cruz roundtable on NIL, and not at the House hearing on athlete employment--clearly the much more important issue.
Nick Saban speaking in Washington DC this morning at Ted Cruz's roundtable on the future of college sports along with Greg Byrne. https://t.co/7ponqK6gpk
Nick Saban and others here on the Hill for a round table discussion on NIL led by Sen. Ted Cruz. https://t.co/v8NCVLLgpn
LIVE at 10am ET: Senate Roundtable with fmr Coach Nick Saban, @CavinderHanna @CavinderHaley & more college leaders on the future of college athletics. Watch here ⬇️ https://t.co/RLaL1BZbCZ
Sen. Ted Cruz Hosts Roundtable On Future of College Athletics https://t.co/JR6NHoJBqn