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Jackson football coach Dayon Sanders is not interested in private conversations with Nick Saban of Alabama following comments he made about the name, image and similarity (NIL).
At a conference in Birmingham on Wednesday, Saban said Jackson had paid top recruit Travis Hunter $ 1 million to go to HBCU and waive his obligations. He also accused Texas A&M of buying players using NIL deals.
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Jackson State Tigers head coach Dayon Sanders reacts at the 2021 Championship against the South Carolina State Bulldogs on December 18, 2021 in Atlanta.
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Sanders has repeatedly denied that it was ever. Texas A&M coach Jimba Fisher also fervently responded to Saban’s accusations. The Alabama coach later told ESPN he had approached Fisher and Sanders to try to clarify his remarks. Fisher said he and Saban were “finished.” Sanders said he did not want to talk to Saban alone.
“I didn’t talk to coach Saban. Sure he was trying to call. We need to speak publicly, not privately. What you said was public. It requires no conversation. Let’s talk in public so everyone can hear the conversation, ”Sanders told Andscape.
“You can’t do it in public and call privately. No, no, no. I still love it. I admire them. I respect him. .
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Jackson head coach Dayon Sanders during a warm-up before the University of Alabama game at Hornet Stadium in Montgomery, March 20, 2021.
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“But he went left when he had to stay right. I’m sure he’ll get back on course. I don’t stumble.”
Sanders said Hunter did not come to Jackson State, the school’s division of the Football Championship, to chase the dollar.
“I don’t make a million. Travis isn’t built that way. Travis isn’t chasing the dollar. Travis is chasing greatness. Travis and his family don’t climb that way. They never came to us looking for a bag. They’re not built that way. This kid wants be great. “
Saban said Thursday that he should not have singled anyone out in his remarks, but remained opposed to how NIL deals are made.
Alabama head coach Nick Saban is fleeing the field after a game in Southern Mississippi on September 25, 2021 in Tuscaloosa.
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“Listen, I never had to nominate anyone, and I didn’t say one of those schools did anything wrong,” Saban said. “I didn’t mean to mean that they buy players, but more than that you can buy players now, and that’s perfectly legal. You just use the name, the image and the like for that. What I’m saying is that it is not good for the game and will only get worse if there is no federal legislation. ”
