Nick Saban loves free markets, except when they benefit college football players

Thoughts on Saban's NIL meeting with Donald Trump, Michigan suspending Sherrone Moore, and more news from around CFB.

Nick Saban loves free markets, except when they benefit college football players

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It's been a while since I dropped a 2StripesCPD Digital, but there's plenty of college football news worth talking about as we close in on the 100-day mark away from the 2025 season. Here's everything on my mind:

2StripesCPD Digital Vol. 11: Nick Saban hates to see an NIL payment coming

"Free market for me, but not for thee"- Nick Saban

Nick Saban reportedly made over $150 million in his coaching career. He earned every penny of that money, too, and probably deserved more given the revenue he drove to his place(s) of employment. I have no problem with the scratch Saban or any other coach makes. So why does he have an issue with what the players he used to coach make now?