Alabama tuition is $26K in 2022 while Saban makes $29K per day

Alabama head coach Nick Saban. Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

Alabama tuition is $26,326 in 2022 while Nick Saban makes $29,315 per day

By Andrew Kulha | Last updated 8/23/22

There's no doubting Nick Saban's place among the greats in college football. He's a legend, an icon and arguably one of the greatest coaches of all time regardless of sport.

He deserves to be paid like the best because he is the best.

It is a bit jarring to see what that really means, though, especially as it relates to the cost of in-state tuition, room and board at Alabama for a "regular student."

Action Network's Darren Rovell had the comparison:

$26,326: In-state student tuition, room & board at University of Alabama for the 2022-23 school year.

$29,315: What Alabama football coach Nick Saban gets paid PER DAY this season.
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 23, 2022

Let's not take this opportunity to deride a talented head coach who has earned every penny he's made. Instead, perhaps it's about time we talk about why the average student at Alabama will walk away with a diploma and nearly $100,000 in debt that the football coach could pay off in less than a week.

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