Nick Saban, NIL Commission Receives Huge Joel Klatt Endorsement

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Grant Bricker | Last updated May 12, 2025 10:19 PM ET

Nick Saban won six national championships with the Alabama Crimson Tide as head coach from 2007-2023.

Now that he is retired, Saban is moving on to a bigger role, as an expected co-chair on President Donald Trump's college football commission. The commission will look into problems with college football regarding the transfer portal, unregulated booster compensation to athletes, employment of college athletes and Title IX.

On a recent episode of "The Joel Klatt Show ," Joel Klatt revealed that he was excited to see what the commission accomplishes.

Saban will be on the commission with Cody Campbell, who founded the Texas Tech Red Raiders' Matador Club NIL collective.

"I don't want people looking out for themselves that are in positions of power in college football or college or intercollegiate athletics," Klatt said. "I want people to look out for all the stakeholders, and I put you in that as a fan. And I think Nick Saban understands that. Who knows what comes out of this commission? I'm excited for it. I'm very excited for it."

Before Alabama, Saban was the head coach for the LSU Tigers from 2000-04 and the Miami Dolphins from 2005-06. He won one national title with LSU in 2003.

Saban's last season as a head coach was with Alabama in 2023. He retired following a loss to the Michigan Wolverines in the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide were beaten by the Wolverines 23-17 in overtime.

After retiring, Saban became a crew member on "College GameDay" in 2024.

Now, Alabama is led by former Washington Huskies head coach Kalen DeBoer. DeBoer finished his first season at Alabama at 9-4.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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