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Former University of Alabama head football coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban defended University of Florida head coach Billy Napier on Saturday amid the Gators’ disappointing 1-2 start.
Speaking on ESPN College GameDay (h/t On3.com’s Matt Connolly), Saban suggested the university itself is more to blame for the football team’s struggles than Napier, citing shortcomings with regard to team facilities and the name, image and likeness (NIL) collective:
“Well, I think maybe the problem isn’t the coaches. You know, they’ve been through four coaches since [Steve] Spurrier and Urban Meyer, who both created a tremendous culture of winning there. And sometimes the fanbase can just think, ‘Well we can show up and expect to win.’ And not make the commitment to the program that you need to make to be able to continue to make the changes and investments you need to make to keep up with changing tim
es.
